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Consumer prices 2.3 percent up in August
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.3 percent higher in August than in the same month last year, the highest increase in almost five years.
Consumer confidence hardly changes
The mood among Dutch consumers has hardly changed in September compared to August. According to Statistics Netherlands, the consumer confidence indicator declined by 1 point to +5. Consumer...
Prices manufacturing industry continue to fall
Selling prices of products manufactured in the Netherlands were 2.1percent down in October from October 2013. In September, prices were 1.7 percent down from twelve months previously.
Slightly more job vacancies
The vacancy indicator provides a quick indication of the trend in job vacancies in the private sector. The indicator improved further in December.
Fewer job vacancies
The vacancy indicator provides a quick indication of the current trend in vacancies. The indicator deteriorated further in November.
Modest growth retail turnover
Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 1.2 percent up in July from July 2012. Prices of retail commodities were 2.8 percent higher. The volume of retail sales fell by 1.6 percent relative...
Substantial drop for retail turnover in September
Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 5.9 percent down in September 2013 from September 2012. Prices of retail commodities were on average 1.4 percent higher. The volume of retail sales...
Retail turnover fairly stable
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.
More than 12 billion euro left in legacies
People who died in the Netherlands in 2008 left a total of more than 12 billion euro in legacies. This is the equivalent of an average 110 thousand euro per legacy.
No further fall in job vacancies
The number of job vacancies did not fall further in the fourth quarter of 2003. After correction for seasonal effects, there were 100 thousand job vacancies at the end of December 2003. This is 7...
Number of job vacancies further down
The vacancy indicator provides a quick indication of the further trend in job vacancies. The indicator was about the same in March as in February and was also fairly stable in the preceding months.
Number of job vacancies further down
There were 101 thousand job vacancies at the end of December 2012, i.e. 7 thousand fewer than at the end of September.
Economy drops from boom to zero growth
The Dutch economy dropped from a period of booming to zero growth in the course of 2008. Although economic growth was 2.7 percent on average in the first three quarters compared with the first three...
Dutch inflation rate climbs to 2.3 percent
Dutch inflation was 2.3 percent in July 2012, i.e. 0.2 of a percentage point higher than in June.
Manufacturers a little more optimistic
The mood among manufacturers improved a little in January. The producer confidence indicator stood at 2.7 versus 2.5 in December 2010.
Retail turnover down
Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was1.5 percent down in October 2013 from October 2012. On average, retail prices were at approximately the same level as twelve months previously. The...
No growth retail turnover in June
Retail sales in June were at the same level as in June 2010.
Retail turnover up by 2.5 percent
Retail turnover was 2.5 percent higher in March 2012 than in March 2011.
Again fewer job vacancies
The vacancy indicator improved somewhat more in June, after marginal improvements in April and May.
Inflation further down
Inflation in the Netherlands was 1.1 percent in February, i.e. 0.3 percentage points lower than in January. In February, the lowest level in more than three and a half years was reached.
Fewer job vacancies
At the end of September 2011, there were 133 thousand job vacancies, i.e. 4 thousand fewer than at the end of June. The number of job vacancies had grown continuously over the five preceding...
Turnover sector hotels and restaurants further down in 2009
Turnover volume in the sector hotels and restaurants slumped by 7.4 percent in 2009 relative to the preceding year. The decline was twice as bad as in 2008. Such a dramatic downturn has not been...