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Retail turnover 1.5 percent up in August
Retail trade turnover up
Fewer new business started up and more businesses closed down
The number of new business start-ups in 2012 was 19 thousand down from 2011 and the number of closedowns grew by nearly 11 thousand. Yet, the overall number of businesses increased for the sixth year...
Civil court judges hear one million cases
Although the media and the public are mostly interested in criminal court cases, the number of cases heard by civil court judges is much higher. Dutch civil courts handled 1 million cases in 2008,...
Number of civil court cases down
In 2012, Dutch civil courts dealt with nearly 1.1 million new cases, i.e. a decrease by 75 thousand relative to record year 2010. The number of summons cases declined notably.
Economic situation improves further
The economic situation at the end of November was slightly better than at the end of October. Improvements outnumbered deteriorations. The heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer moved to...
Fewer individual insolvencies and company liquidations in 2007
The number of business failures declined further in 2007 to just under 8 thousand, a decrease by 13 percent relative to 2006.
Financial position care-providing institutions often precarious
The financial position of care-providing institutions is often poor in comparison to educational institutions and commercial service providers. This situation has barely improved in recent years.
Small building companies least affected by economic crisis
In the first nine months of 2012, the construction sector faced 6 percent turnover loss. The sector lost 15 percent of its turnover compared to record year 2008. Small building companies were least...
Marginal improvement economic situation
The economic situation at the end of July is slightly less negative than at the end of June. Although improvements outnumber deteriorations, the heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer is...
Lorries only segment in motor vehicle industry to show marginal turnover growth
In the second quarter of this year, turnover generated by the motor vehicle industry was 16 percent below the level of the second quarter of 2012. Car dealers suffered most. Providers of repair and...
Economic situation improves further
The economic situation at the end of January is better than at the end of December. Improvements outnumber deteriorations. The heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer is located in the...
Economic situation improves further
The economic situation at the end of December is better than at the end of November. Improvements outnumber deteriorations. The heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer is located in the...
Marginal reduction farms and horticultural enterprises
On 1 April 2010, there were 72 thousand farms and horticultural enterprises in the Netherlands, a reduction by more than 1 percent relative to the same month last year. This reduction is the smallest...