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Again more people in paid employment in April
From February to April, the number of people in work aged 15 to 74 years grew further by 38 thousand per month on average, to 9.5 million in April.
Business confidence slightly lower at the start of Q4
Entrepreneurial confidence showed a slight decline at the start of Q4 2023, ending at -10.1.
Investments over 6 percent up in August
Tthe volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was up by 6.3 percent year on year.
Consumers marginally more negative in May
Consumer confidence fell slightly in May.
More nitrogen and phosphorus removed during sewage treatment
In 2022, Dutch sewage treatment plants processed 1.81 billion m3 of sewage water, the equivalent of more than 70 thousand Olympic-sized swimming pools filled with water.
Income inequality in the Netherlands is well below the EU average
Only four EU member states have lower income inequality than the Netherlands.
Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; key figures
Birth, death, life expectancy, health and disease, use of health care services, education and labour market, costs of care, care providers
Internationalisation Monitor 2023, first edition – India
This edition highlights the Indian economy and the trade and investment relationship between the Netherlands and India. The interdependence between the two countries in global value chains is also...
Exports up by 2.5 percent in August
In August 2022, the total volume of goods exports was up by 2.5 percent year on year.
Economic outlook again less positive
The economic climate in October 2022 was less positive than in September, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
Household consumption almost 2 percent down in September
Households spent 1.9 percent less in September 2023 year on year, adjusted for price changes. They bought fewer services and fewer goods.
Consumers marginally less negative in April
The mood among consumers has improved for the eight consecutive month in April.
Fewer driving licences issued than before the pandemic
In 2021, the number of newly issued car driving licences was 7.8 percent higher than in the previous year. Altogether 178 thousand new licences were issued. This was still 17.7 percent lower than in...
Fewer workers in flexible employment and more on permanent contracts
Twenty-eight percent of the employed labour force in Q1 2024 were classified as being in flexible employment.
More people actively protecting their personal data online in 2023
In 2023, 89 percent of persons aged 12 years and over said they take steps to protect their personal data online.
Dutch consumers equally negative in August
In August, the mood among consumers remained unchanged compared to the previous month.
Inflation increases to 3.7 percent in July
The inflation rate stood at 3.7 percent in July.
Exports down by almost 5 percent in September
In September, the total volume of goods exports (adjusted for number of working days) was down by 4.8 percent year on year.
Most Eritrean, Syrian status holders from 2015 living in the Netherlands
Of all people with Syrian or Eritrean nationality who applied for asylum in the Netherlands in 2015, more than 9 in 10 were living independently within a municipality at the end of June 2021.
More bankruptcies in September
The number of corporate bankruptcies, adjusted for court session days, has increased in September.
No further decline in unemployment in January
In January, 360 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.
House price increase 19.5 percent in March
In March, owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 19.5 percent more expensive than in the same month last year.
CBS in the starting blocks for the 2021 Census
Censuses are the oldest official statistics produced by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and they are a treasure trove of demographic and socio-economic information.
Over 75 thousand women became first-time mothers in 2023
More than 75 thousand women became mothers for the first time in 2023.
Population of the Caribbean Netherlands up by over 900
On 1 January 2022, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands stood at 27,726.