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OTC medicines popular among women and higher educated
Last year, the proportion of people in the Netherlands taking non-prescribed medicines was as high as those taking prescribed medicines. Over-the-counter (OTC) medication is more common among women,...
Green patents
The share of green technology patents in total Dutch patent applications to the European Patent Office (EPO) rose from
More and more vwo pupils choosing nature subject clusters
The proportion of pupils in pre-university education (vwo) choosing one of the two nature subject clusters has increased steadily. The nature subject clusters have been the most popular choice for a...
Considerable increase youth unemployment
Unemployment in the young population is rising rapidly; from 9.3 percent in the second quarter of 2008 to 11.4 percent in the same period this year. Young people are often the first to suffer the...
More than one million people in non-funded education
In 2006 an average 1.1 million people aged between 17 and 65 years participated in some form of non-funded education.
Largest increase in consumer spending in six years
Dutch consumer spending was 2.8 percent up in November 2016 from November 2015; the largest increase in 6 years.
Producer confidence hardly changes
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 8.2 in October, down from from 8.5 in September.
Dutch manufacturers less optimistic
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), confidence among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated in December. They were less positive, in particular about their future output. The producer confidence...
Divorcing men increasingly older
In 2011 the average age of divorcing men in the Netherlands was nearly 46 years at the time of divorce. In 1991 this was still only 40 years.
Economic situation more or less stable
According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in June was about the same as in May. The economic situation is still fragile, the recovery has come to a virtual...
Providing voluntary care takes its toll
More than one and a half million people in the Netherlands provide intensive or long-term voluntary care; 1 in 7 carers - about 220 thousand people - feel burdened to some extent. Most voluntary...
Economic situation remains unchanged
According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in August was about the same as in July. Economic recovery has come to a virtual standstill over the last months.
over one third of internet users engaged in cloud computing
More than one in three internet users in the age category 12 years and older were engaged in cloud computing in 2014. Young internet users in particular tend to embrace this internet facility, which...
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Older employees say they could work to older ages
Dutch employees aged 55 to 64 years say they could continue their present work to an age of 64.7 years on average. This is one and a half years older than the current average age of retirement.
Turnover construction sector picks up in first half of 2011
After 2010, a very dramatic year for the construction sector (excluding property developers), the first six months of 2011 were somewhat more positive. The mild temperatures in winter prompted a 6...