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Netherlands largest supplier of chips in Europe
The Netherlands accounted for nearly one third of total European production (in euros) of frozen-potato products, making it the largest supplier of chips, potato slices and rösti in Europe, but, if...
4% of youth not in employment, education or training
In 2017, 4 percent of young people in the Netherlands were neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET). This percentage is fairly stable and lower than in other EU countries.
Euro area GDP up by 0.3 percent in third quarter
GDP in the euro area rose by 0.3 percent in the third quarter of 2016.
Large rise in Dutch fat production
The total production of margarines and edible fats rose substantially in the Netherlands in the period 2000-2008. Consumption of fats fell in the same period.
Over 1 billion euros spent in foreign EU webshops
In 2016, Dutch consumers spent over 1 billion euros on products sold by foreign EU webshops.
1/5 of manufacturing exports are carry-along trade
One-fifth of all exports by Dutch manufacturers consist of products that are not self-manufactured, but supplied along with their own products, a phenomenon referred to as carry-along trade.
Smoking has become much more expensive within the last 5 years
The price of cigarettes and hand-rolled cigarette tobacco rose by 38 percent over the last 5 years. This is substantially more than the 10 percent inflation rate in this period.
158 thousand lorries cross the European borders every day
On average, European hauliers made 158 thousand international road transport trips carrying loads across one or more European borders every day in 2014. Dutch transport companies accounted for more...
Two in every three people in the Netherlands live within 5 kilometres from a railway station
On average, people in the Netherlands lived 5.1 kilometres (km) away from the nearest railway station in 2008.
Relatively little time needed to start a business in the Netherlands
Compared with most countries, it takes a relatively short time to start up a business in the Netherlands.