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Manufacturers more confident in June
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 7.2 in June, up from 6.1 in May.
Manufacturers slightly less positive
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 9.5 in March.
Manufacturing output up in January
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.5 percent up in January 2017.
Largest occupational group on each island of the Caribbean Netherlands are construction workers
In 2014, the largest occupational group in the Caribbean Netherlands were construction workers including bricklayers, pavers and carpenters. Nearly 12 percent of the 13 thousand people working in the...
consumer spending marginally up, consumer confidence hardly changes
According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands today, household spending on goods and services was 0.6 percent up in November 2014 from November 2013. For the second month in a row...
Further increase hours worked in temp jobs
Adjusted for seasonal variation, the total amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 0.8 percent in the second quarter of 2014 relative to the preceding quarter.
Dutch economic growth reaches 2.1 percent
The Dutch economy grew by 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2010 relative to the same quarter in 2009.
Unemployment further up
An average of 430 thousand persons were unemployed in the period November 2009-January 2010, i.e. 5.6 percent of the labour force.
Hefty increase in income support benefits
The number of people in the Netherlands claiming income support rose substantially in the first quarter of 2005. The number of unemployment benefits rose slightly, and the number of disablement...
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Sustained growth manufacturing output
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry.
manufacturing output up again, after five months of decline
According to Statistics Netherlands, the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.6 percent higher in March 2015 than in March 2014. This is the first increase after five...
manufacturing output again above last year's level
According to Statistics Netherlands, the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry in April 2015 was 0.9 percent up from April 2014.
manufacturing output marginally down in February
According to Statistics Netherlands, the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 0.2 percent lower in February 2015 than in February 2014. The decline was less substantial...
Greenhouse gas emissions by transport companies considerably higher than in 1990
Greenhouse gas emissions caused by Dutch transport companies have increased by nearly 80 percent since 1990. This is largely due to the increase in international transport by Dutch companies and a...
More students in higher education
A growing part of 18 to 25-year-olds embark on a study in higher vocational education (hbo) or university (wo). Women and young people with a non-western background are the main contributors to the...
More innovation, better education and more environmental awareness required to maintain current prosperity level
The quality of life is high in the Netherlands compared to other European countries, but it seems impossible to retain this level of prosperity in the long run.
Manufacturing output further up in July
According to Statistics Netherlands, the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 0.7 percent up in July 2014 from July 2013. In June, output declined by 1.3 percent after...
Low labour participation rate among lower educated women
Lower educated women are less often active on the labour market than women educated at secondary or higher level
Population growth concentrates in 30 largest municipalities
In 2013, the population in the Netherlands grew by 50 thousand. The bulk of the population growth (47 thousand) was recorded in the thirty largest Dutch municipalities. The population continues to...