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Manufacturing output 0.5 percent up
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 0.5 percent up in February 2019 compared to the same month one year previously.
Dutch hotels and restaurants perform above EU average
Turnover sector hotels and restaurants in the Netherlands has grown faster than on average across the EU.
Consumer-oriented producers optimistic about 2016
Producers selling directly to consumers are optimistic about their turnover results for 2016. Optimism prevails in the retail sector, the travel industry, the sector hotels and restaurants and the...
Public corporations; liabilities, controlling government sector 2012-2016
Debt of financial or other (loss or profit making) corporations by controlling government subsector.
Long-term unemployment down in 2008
Last year, there were 119 thousand long-term unemployed, 27 thousand fewer than in 2007. Unemployment dropped markedly among older and secondary-educated long-term unemployed.
Number of hours worked in temp jobs increased further
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the total amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 2.5 percent in the third quarter relative to the second quarter of 2015. This increase is...
Business cycle
Dossier Business cycle
Turnover accommodation and food services 1.8 percent up
Turnover in the sector accommodation and food services rose by 184 percent in Q4 2018 relative to the preceding quarter.
Fewer strike actions in 2018
In 2018, Dutch employees went on strike 28 times, against 32 times in the previous year. The number of working days lost was 67 thousand less than in 2017.
goods transported via land and water cover less than 300 kilometres
Ninety percent of goods loaded on to road vehicles, inland vessels or trains in the Netherlands are subsequently transported across a distance of less than 300 kilometres. The shorter the road...
Interest rate historically low in 2013
With 2.4 percent, the interest rate on the public debt reached a historically low level in 2013. Although public debt is growing, the interest paid over the public debt is diminishing.
Consumer prices 2.2 percent up in January
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.2 percent higher in January than in the same month one year previously.
Looking back on the 2010s in figures
Using 15 indicators, CBS reviews the past decade: the 2010s.
Fewer bankruptcies
There were 47 fewer bankruptcies in January 2019 than in the previous month. Most bankruptcies were recorded in trade sector.
Turnover temp agencies increased further in Q3
Turnover generated by temp agencies increased by 1.0 percent in Q3 2017.
Turnover by employment agencies grew in Q4 2016
Turnover generated by temp employment agencies grew by 3.5 percent in Q4 relative to the preceding quarter.
What is my spendable income?
A household’s spendable income is the net annual amount it has available to spend. In general terms, it is gross income minus premiums and taxes.