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upbeat prospects for Dutch economy
Statistics Netherlands reports today that optimism about the Dutch economy prevails. Nearly all relevant indicators perform above the level of their long-term average. The economic situation improved...
Investments almost 9 percent up in May
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 8.9 percent up in May 2019 relative to the same month last year.
Number of bankruptcies reduced by one-fifth last year
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the number of bankruptcies rose by 5 in December 2015 relative to November. In the previous three months, the number of bankruptcies also increased. In 2015,...
Year-on-year manufacturing output increased again
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was up by 2.1 percent in October 2015 from the same month last year. This is mainly due...
Well-being
Latest figures on distribution of well-being. How is well-being distributed in terms of subjective well-being? Subjective well-being is central to overall well-being. How do people value their own...
three in ten companies use paid cloud services
In June 2014, 28 percent of companies in the Netherlands used IT services via the internet (cloud services). These are paid services such as software, computing, and storage capacity via the...
Government deficit 5.4 percent in 2010
Last year’s government deficit stood at 5.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), just under the 2009 level. The debt of the Dutch government increased further from 60.8 to 62.7 percent of the...
Half of Dutch adults will be over 50 in 2019
2019 will be the first year in which half the Dutch adult population will be older than 50 years. In many Dutch municipalities more than half of the population are already over 50.
Retail turnover marginally down
According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, May’s retail turnover was 0.6 percent down from May 2012. Retail volume shrank by 3.0 percent, while retail prices were 2.5 percent...
Number of companies rising further
On 1 January 2009, there were 844 thousand companies and institutions in the Netherlands, an increase by more than 46 thousand relative to one year previously. The number of one-man businesses again...
Provinces of Utrecht and Flevoland realise highest economic growth rate in 2007
Economic growth in Utrecht and Flevoland exceeded 4 percent in 2007, as against 3.5 percent nationwide. Flevoland maintained its leadership position, but has to share it with Utrecht.
Turnover retail sector 3 percent up
Retail turnover grew by 3.0 percent in February relative to the same month last year. Price increases in the retail sector averaged more than 2 percent, turnover volume increased nearly 1 percent.
Unprecedented downturn terms of trade
Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods reached an unprecedented level of deterioration in December 2009. Prices of imported goods were 1.5 percent up on one year previously and prices of...
Retail turnover down
Retail sales were 1.5 percent down in November 2012 from November 2011
Turnover growth hotels and restaurants 5 percent
Turnover in the sector hotels and restaurants increased considerably in 2006. The 5 percent turnover growth was nearly twice as high as in 2005.
Retail turnover 2 percent up
Dutch retailers booked 2.3 percent more turnover in January this year than in the same month last year.
Turnover growth hotels and restaurants for the first time in more than three years
In the fourth quarter of 2010, turnover in the sector hotels and restaurants showed a 3.7 percent increase on one year previously. Higher prices account for half of the turnover growth, the other...
Turnover growth sector hotels and restaurants slows down
The sector hotels and restaurants achieved a turnover growth by 3.1 percent in the third quarter of 2011 relative to the same period last year.