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Exports up by 2.5 percent in August
The total volume of goods exports grew by 2.5 percent in August year-on-year. Growth was higher than in the previous month.
Higher CO2 emissions in fourth quarter of 2019
In the fourth quarter of 2019, CO 2 emissions were 1.8 percent up year-on-year.
Decline in farmland flora and fauna as of 1900
Flora and fauna on Dutch farmland have gone through substantial changes over the 20th century.
56 percent fewer passengers at Dutch airports in March
In Q1 2020, the number of passengers travelling to and from the five national airports declined by over 20 percent on the same quarter last year.
International measurement of welfare in a broad sense
The teaching post is likely to play a key role in internationalisation of the Dutch model
Industrial accident
A work-related accident due to or during paid work, except traffic accidents to and from work.
Over 100 thousand fewer unemployed in 2017
The employed labour force (15-74 yrs) increased by 176 thousand in 2017.
Collective agreements
This includes: - Collectively labour agreements (CAO in Dutch) Wages and other working conditions laid down by the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment; - Wages and other working conditions laid...
Standard hourly wage
The standard hourly wage is calculated by dividing the weekly wage by 1/52 of the annual contractual working hours. In it the weekly working hours, the number of official holidays (six calendar days...
Stable share of female farmers
The share of women in agriculture fluctuates around one-third of the total number of persons employed in that sector.
Female majority in one-third of high-level occupations
There are more female than male workers in over one-third of occupational groups at higher levels, especially in the sector care and welfare and in education. This is related to fields of study...
Investments slightly up in August
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 0.2 percent up in August 2019 relative to the same month last year.
Economic picture slightly less favourable
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in October is less favourable than in the previous month again.
Smaller material footprint, more recycling than the EU average
The Netherlands consumed over 20 percent fewer materials than in 2000. Material consumption per capita is lower than average in the EU and the material footprint per capita is lower.
Turnover by employment agencies grew in Q4 2016
Turnover generated by temp employment agencies grew by 3.5 percent in Q4 relative to the preceding quarter.
House prices 6.6 percent higher in February
In February 2020, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 6.6 percent higher than in the same month one year previously.
Innovative research into social cohesion in Heerlen
Innovative research into social cohesion in Heerlen
Dutch consumers spent €1.9 bn in EU webshops in 2019
Last year, Dutch consumers purchased 1.9 billion euros worth of products from foreign EU webshops. This is 19.3 percent more than in 2018, when spending amounted to 1.6 billion euros.
Turnover accommodation and food services fell sharply in Q1
Accommodation and food services is among the sectors worst affected by the measures against the spread of coronavirus. In Q1 2020, turnover in this sector fell by 14 percent relative to the preceding...
Manufacturing output prices over 8 percent down in April
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were on average 8.2 percent down in April 2020 year-on-year.
Sharpest drop in motor fuel prices since 2008
In March 2020, when the COVID-19 crisis erupted in the Netherlands, pump prices of motor fuels dropped by 6.1 percent on average relative to the previous month.
Historic drop in producer confidence
In April, producer confidence has plummeted to its lowest level since the start of the producer confidence survey.
A picture says more than a thousand words
CBS wants to make its data even more accessible. One effective way to do this is through data visualisation
Car fleet growing faster than population
In January 2020 the passenger car fleet in the Netherlands stood at almost 8.7 million; this represented a faster growth rate than of the population aged 18 and over.
Manufacturing output over 1 percent up in September
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.2 percent up in September 2019 compared to the same month one year previously.Output increased for the first time since...