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Developments in the area of Green Growth

Dutch exports to the UK and their contribution to the Dutch economy

Building costs of alteration and new buildings by category of purpose by building phase by type of client, type of building and province

Employees are increasingly less concerned about retaining their jobs; 24% in 2016 and as much as 34% in 2013.

About CBS World Café VII: Vulnerabilities in the semiconductor supply chain

According to Statistics Netherlands nearly a quarter of all goods unloaded in the Port of Rotterdam originate from China. The number of containers coming from china had increased by 9 percent in 2014.

Between 2000 and 2016, emissions of particulate matter (PM10) by the agricultural sector increased by 3 percent. In this period, the value added of agriculture increased by 19 percent.

About CBS World Café: 20 years of the Eurozone: did the Euro boost trade?

In the second quarter of 2013, turnover generated by the wood industry was 11 percent down from the second quarter of 2012, but the downturn was less dramatic than in last year’s fourth quarter.

Last year, female life expectancy at birth was 82.3 years, as against 78.0 years for men. Life expectancy has risen dramatically since 2002.

Over half the Dutch population think that smokers and heavy drinkers should have to pay more for their medical insurance.

In 2011/’12, there were nearly 7 thousand primary schools establishments in the Netherlands. One in five had fewer than 100 pupils. The number of small primary schools has grown somewhat in recent...

Turnover in the yacht building industry has increased considerably in the period 1997-2007.

The generation of electricity by Dutch wind turbines was reduced by approximately 13 percent last year. The reduction is mainly caused by the fact that 2010 was a less windy year.

The Dutch government spent 2.2 billion euro less on disability benefits for young people (Wajong benefits) in 2010. This accounts for one fifth of the country’s total spending on disability benefits.

Inflation in the Netherlands fell to 1.1 percent in February. This is 0.2 of a percent point down on January. In that month consumer prices were 1.3 percent higher than twelve months previously.

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The Dutch are using the Internet for an increasing number of activities. Compared with other countries in Europe, there are not many highly skilled Internet users in the Netherlands.

In the Netherlands people entitled to benefits received 159 billion euro in social security payments in 2008. This is the equivalent of about 27 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, which is what...

Rozendaal can claim to be the most prosperous municipality in the Netherlands. Not only does this municipality in the province Gelderland have the largest percentage of households with a high income,...

The number of people in deprived dsitricts in the Netherlands claiming income support benefit for at least three years fell by relatively more in 2007 than average for the whole country.