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Household spending on goods and services was 0.6 percent down in June 2012 on June 2011.The decline was far less substantial than in the previous months.

There were 108 thousand job vacancies at the end of September 2012, i.e. slightly fewer than at the end of June. The number of vacancies in health care dropped by 2 thousand and stood at 15 thousand.

In the first quarter of 2007, turnover in the sector hotels and restaurants improved 9 percent relative to the same period last year. Prices rose by 3.4 percent. This turnover increase was the...

Figures released today show that turnover in the Dutch hotel and restaurant sector was 1.5 percent higher in the second quarter of 2012 than in the same quarter last year. Compared with the first...

Dutch consumer confidence recovered further in January relative to December. The confidence index climbed 5 points to reach -12. Consumer confidence has risen almost continuously since July 2013, but...

Factory gate prices in Dutch manufacturing industry were almost 11 percent higher in December than in December 2009. In November, prices rose by over 9 percent compared with one year previously.

Dutch retailers generated almost 2 percent less turnover in October than one year previously.

Manufacturers had reduced their stocks of finished products by more than 16 percent in February relative to February 2009.

The inflation rate in the Netherlands was 2.0 percent in March, i.e. 0.1 percentage points up on February. This is mainly due to more expensive insurance premiums and airline tickets.

Dutch manufacturers had reduced their stocks of finished products by almost 13 percent in May 2010 compared with May 2009.

Retail turnover was 2.5 percent higher in August 2011 than in August 2010.

The mood among Dutch consumers improved in August. The consumer confidence index rose by 5 points from -38 in July to -33 in August. Consumers were considerably less negative about the economic...

The inflation rate in the Netherlands was 2.0 percent in March, i.e. 0.1 percentage points up on February.

Retail turnover was 2 percent higher in March 2012 than in March 2011.

Retail turnover in October 2012 virtually equalled the level in October 2011. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent up. The volume of retail sales was down by nearly 3 percent from one year previously.

The inflation rate in the Netherlands was 1.9 percent in February, i.e. 0.1 percentage points down on January. This is mainly due to the rates for telephone and internet services.

Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 0.9 percent down in November 2013 from November 2012. Retail prices were at the same level as twelve months previously. The volume of retail sales...

The Dutch economy grew by 1.1 percent in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year.

Dutch consumers were far more negative about the economic situation in June than in May, but their willingness to buy improved. Overall, the mood among consumers remained about as negative as in May....

In November 2011, retail turnover was more than 1 percent up on November 2010.

Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 5 percent up in March 2012 on March 2011. In February, stocks grew by 6 percent. Stocks of finished products have been continuously above the level of...

The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated further in December. The consumer confidence indicator dropped 5 points to -37. Consumers were particularly negative about their own financial...