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Dutch inflation slightly up
In March, Dutch inflation was 1.0 percent, i.e. 0.2 percentage points up on February.
Dutch inflation slightly up
In March 2010, Dutch inflation was 1.0 percent, i.e. 0.2 percentage points up on February.
Job vacancies up
After correction for seasonal effects there were 126 thousand job vacancies in the Netherlands at the end of September 2010.
SDG 11.2 Living environment
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 Sustainable cities and communities: living environment. SDG 11.2 concerns the environment in which people have their homes and lead their lives.
Invest. climate;human capital, labour supply internat. comparison 1990-2011
Tertiary education attainment, employed persons and unemployed Country
Life satisfaction rated 7.8 by the Dutch
Dutch people rate their life satisfaction at 7.8, taking them to fifth place within the EU.
Many Dutch vote by proxy
Many voters in the Netherlands use the possibility of voting by proxy. In the 2010 Lower Chamber elections, 8 percent of voters had authorised someone else to vote for them.
Increased application of CHP systems
In the period 1998-2008, the amount of electricity generated in the Netherlands increased from 92 to 108 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh). The increase is mainly generated in combined heat and power...
18.1 million inhabitants in 2060
According to the population forecast published today, the Dutch population will continue to grow in the coming decades, to 18.1 million inhabitants in 2060.
Nearly half a million Dutch live elsewhere in Europe
Many Dutch people make use of the right of free movement of persons within Europe: at the start of 2011 nearly half a million Dutch people were living in other European countries. Belgium in...
Natural products important for trade with Indonesia
Dutch firms have imported more natural products. Imports of vegetable fats and oils have gone up especially.
Dutch car fleet to break 8 million barrier
On 1 January this year, 7.9 million passenger cars were registered in the Netherlands, versus more than 5 million twenty-five years ago. The bulk, 7.1 million cars, are privately owned. The car...
Inflation rate further down
In February, Dutch inflation was 0.8 percent, i.e. 0.1 percentage points down on January. Inflation fell for the second month in a row.
Economic situation remains unchanged
According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in December was about the same as in November. The recovery is still fragile. In the period between summer 2013 and...
Higher purchasing power for employees in care sector
Today, Statistics Netherlands announced that the recession which has persisted since late 2008 has undermined the financial position of households
SDG 6 Clean water and sanitation
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 Clean water and sanitation. Access to safe drinking water and sanitary facilities and sustainable water management are at the centre of SDG 6....
Diesel fuel consumption dramatically down
For the fourth quarter running, diesel sales slumped in the second quarter of 2009 relative to the same period one year previously. A downturn of this magnitude only occurred once in the past.
Hot summer created more work for fire services
The Netherlands Fire Service control rooms received 245 thousand reports in 2018, 12 percent more than in 2017.