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Manufacturers more pessimistic
The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated further in April.
Output manufacturing industry down
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was down by over 3 percent in February 2012 from February 2011.
Manufacturers more pessimistic
The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated in March. The producer confidence indicator stood at – 2.6 versus – 1.5 in February.
Growth manufacturing stocks slows down
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were nearly 5 percent up in January 2012 on January 2011. In December 2011, stocks grew by more than 8 percent. Stocks of finished products...
Output manufacturing industry down
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was down by nearly 2 percent in January 2012 from January 2011.
Growth manufacturing stocks slows down
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were nearly 7 percent higher in December 2011 than in December 2010.
Modest growth private sector investments
In December 2011, the volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was nearly 3 percent up on December 2010. The increase was somewhat more substantial than in November, when private...
Manufacturing output marginally up
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was more than 1 percent up in December 2011 from December 2010. In November, manufacturing output was still 1 percent down on...
Exports contribute 29 percent to Dutch economy
Dutch exports contribute 29 percent to the gross domestic product (GDP).
Economic situation virtually unchanged
The economic situation at the end of January 2012 was about the same as at the end of December 2011. Improvements and downswings more or less balanced each other out. The heart of the scatter in the...
Price increase manufacturing industry less substantial
Selling prices in Dutch manufacturing industry were 6 percent higher in December 2011 than in December 2010. The price increases were less substantial than in November, when prices were nearly 8...
Growth manufacturing stocks remains high
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were nearly 12 percent higher in November 2011 than in November 2010. The increase was approximately the same as in October.
Producer confidence hardly changed
The mood among Dutch manufacturers hardly changed in January. The producer confidence indicator stood at – 1.4 versus – 1.3 in December 2011, but there were some underlying changes.
Manufacturing output marginally down
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was more than 1 percent down in November 2011 from November 2010. In October, output still grew by more than 1 percent.
Selling prices in manufacturing industry nearly 8 percent up
Selling prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were nearly 8 percent higher in November 2011 than in November 2010. The price increase was in the same order of magnitude as in October.
Nearly 1 million business establishments in the Netherlands
On 1 January 2010, there were more than 863 thousand businesses with 956 thousand establishments. Densely populated areas have the highest number of establishments per 10 square kilometres (km).
Unabated growth manufacturing stocks
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were nearly 12 percent higher in October 2011 than in October 2010, equalling September’s growth rate. Stocks of finished products have been above the level...
Just over one in three workers do company training
In 2010 36 percent of private sector employees went on a company course. Employers spent 1.6 billion euro on company training, this is 435 euro on average per employee.
Manufacturing turnover growth halved
Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of nearly 7 percent in October 2011 compared with twelve months previously.
Artists in a broader perspective: Artists, arts education and the labour market (Dutch only)
This paper describes various aspects of the labour market position of artists, people with creative jobs, and (several cohorts of) intermediate and higher level arts graduates. Commissioned by:...
Mood among manufacturers continues to worsen
The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated further in November. Sentiments about future output, in particular were more negative. The producer confidence indicator dropped from –3.2 in October...