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Manufacturing output lower than in December last year
According to Statistics Netherlands, the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 2.8 percent lower in December 2014 than in December 2013. Altogether, manufacturing output...
private sector opinions on job vacancies unchanged
Dutch private businesses’ views about job market developments remained unchanged in November compared to October and September. In July and August the mood was about the same.
Year-on-year manufacturing output down in September
According to Statistics Netherlands, the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.2 percent down in September 2014 from September 2013. This is mainly due to the results...
Prices manufacturing industry continue to fall
According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands today, selling prices of products manufactured in the Netherlands were 1.7 percent down in September 2014 from September 2013. In August,...
Investments in the Netherlands dramatically down since 2008
Statistics Netherlands announced today that investments have seriously fallen behind in the Netherlands in the past years. Another factor that plays a part in this respect is that Dutch companies...
Environmental sector accounts for 109 thousand full-time jobs
In 2007, there were 109 thousand full-time jobs in the environmental sector, an increase by 25 percent relative to 1995.
Benefit recipients least bothered by inflation
Over the past four years, the inflation rate was below average for households relying on benefits, because they have a spending pattern different from other types of households.
Less turnover in Dutch retail trade
Turnover in the Dutch retail trade in February 2005 was down by 4 percent on February 2004. Retail prices fell by 1 percent during this period, while the turnover volume decreased by 3.1 percent....
Dutch manufacturers cautiously optimistic
The mood among Dutch manufacturers did not change in May relative to June. The producer confidence indicator remained stable at 0.7. Manufacturers have been cautiously optimistic over the past four...
Manufacturing prices marginally lower
In July, selling prices of Dutch manufacturing industry were 0.7 percent below the level of July 2013. In June, prices were 0.3 percent up from twelve months previously. Prior to the increase in...
Unemployment unchanged
According to figures released today by Statistics Netherlands, an average 280 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period September–November 2008.
Netherlands fifth exporter of services in the EU
After the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain, the Netherlands was the fifth largest exporter of services in the European Union (EU) in 2009 with a value of nearly 82 billion euro.
Economic situation improves further
The economic situation at the end of February is better than at the end of January. Improvements outnumber deteriorations. The heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer is located in the...
Economic situation remains stable
The economic situation at the end of March remained stable relative to the end of February. Improvements outnumber deteriorations balanced each other out. The heart of the scatter in the Business...
Much lower inflation rate due to cheaper fuel
The Dutch inflation rate reached 1.1 percent in September 2006. In August consumer prices were 1.4 percent up on the year before.
Unemployment almost unchanged
After correction for seasonal effects, 379 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2007.
Marginal growth exports
The volume of exports of goods was 0.7 percent up in May from May 2012. In April, exports were 2.2 percent down from one year previously. The volume of imports declined by 1.0 percent in May compared...
Robust growth trade with emerging markets
For many years, the growth rate of the value of goods exported to fast-growing economies has been higher than the growth rate of exports to Europe, but the share of European countries in total Dutch...
House prices drop further
Prices of existing owner-occupied houses sold in November 2010 were on average 1.1 percent lower than in November 2009.
Companies own fewer cars
On 1 January 2011 fewer cars were registered in the names of companies than on 1 January 2010 when there had also been a year-on-year decline.
Record number of 40th wedding anniversaries
The number of couples celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary reached a record high in 2010. This is related to the peak in marriages around 1970.
CO2 emissions down by 10 percent in the first quarter
CO2 emissions by the Dutch economy were 10.1 percent lower in the first quarter of 2014 than in the same quarter of 2013. Adjusted for the differences in the weather, CO2 emissions fell by just 0.4...