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Turnover growth manufacturing industry 13 percent
Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 13 percent in July 2011 relative to July 2010. In June, turnover was 9 percent up on one year previously.
Turnover growth manufacturing industry 8 percent
Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 8 percent in June 2011 relative to June 2010. In May, turnover was 24 percent up on one year previously. The working-day and holiday pattern in June...
Retail sales marginally up
Retail sales were 0.5 percent higher in May than twelve months previously. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent higher.
Manufacturers positive about investment in 2011
Dutch manufacturing companies expect to invest 25 percent more this year than in 2010. This optimism is around the same level as six months ago, when they expected an increase of 24 percent.
Retail turnover marginally down
Dutch retailers generated almost 2 percent less turnover in October than one year previously.
Retail turnover marginally down
Dutch retailers faced 1.7 percent turnover loss in October 2010 from October 2009. Retail prices were 1.3 percent higher, volume shrank by 3.0 percent.
Business services providers slightly less optimistic
In November, the number of business services providers anticipating turnover growth in the next three months outnumbered those anticipating a decrease by 29 percent. Optimism was tempered in...
Business services providers optimistic about future turnover
In October, the number of business services providers anticipating turnover growth in the next three months largely outnumbered those anticipating a decrease.
Most recipients of part-time WW benefits in metal industry
In the period April 2009−April 2010, 69 thousand employees received part-time unemployment (WW) benefits. Nearly half of them were employed in the metal industry.
Price increases in manufacturing industry less substantial
In June, factory gate prices in Dutch manufacturing were more than 9 percent up on June 2009. The increase was less substantial than in the two preceding months, when prices rose by nearly 11 percent...
Lower turnover in retail
In May 2010 turnover in Dutch retail was down by 0.9 percent on the same period of 2009. Volume was down by 2.1 percent, while prices increased by 1.2 percent.
Business services providers remain optimistic
In April, the number of business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months easily outnumbered those expecting a decline. However, the difference was somewhat less...
Business services providers more optimistic about future turnover
In March, the number of business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months easily outnumbered those expecting a decline. Optimists outnumbered pessimists by 25...
Car and motorcycle sales collapse
Last year, car and motorcycle sales were nearly 17 percent down on 2008. The sales collapse is predominantly caused by the worldwide recession and the lack of trust as shown by consumers and the...
Factory gate prices up again
Factory gate prices in Dutch manufacturing were 1 percent higher in December 2009 than one year previously. Prices rose for the first time after a year of price cuts.
Mood among manufacturers deteriorates
In December 2009, Dutch manufacturers were more pessimistic than in November. The producer confidence index fell from -5.6 to -8.6.
Business services providers expect turnover to increase
In November 2009, the number of Dutch business services providers expecting their turnover to increase outnumbered those expecting a decline.
Transport equipment sector hit by economic crisis
In the period October 2008–September 2009, output generated by transport equipment manufacturers had declined by more than a quarter relative to the same period in the previous year. Within the...
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.
Manufacturers expect record investments
The entrepreneurs in the manufacturing industry expect an 11 percent increase in investments on 2007.