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Economy in decline
Taking into account the working-day pattern and the effects of seasonal variation,the Dutch economy contracted by 0.2 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2013.
More job vacancies
The number of job vacancies has increased further. At the end of March, there were 135 thousand job vacancies, i.e. 7 thousand more than at the end of December. The private sector accounted entirely...
Economy grows by 0.1 percent
Taking into account the working-day pattern and seasonal effects, the Dutch economy grew 0.1 percent in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter. The volume of gross domestic product...
Retail turnover 1.5 percent up in August
Retail trade turnover up
Low incomes transferred to the next generation in families with non-western background
People who grew up in low-income families – in particular people with a non-western background –often have low incomes themselves.
Total amount paid in dividends substantially down
Dutch companies quoted on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange paid out more than 10 billion euro in dividends to their shareholders in 2009, a decrease by 8 billion euro relative to 2008. Financial...
Business services monitor: fourth quarter of 2011
Turnover in business services was lower in the fourth quarter of 2011 than in the corresponding quarter of 2010. Nevertheless, the decline was modest. The developments in turnover varied widely...
Growth Dutch economy slows down
The Dutch economy grew 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year. Growth was far below the level of the first quarter, when the economy grew 2.8 percent relative...
Amount spent on security care significantly higher
Nearly 12.5 billion euro, i.e. 2.2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) was spent on prevention and combat of crime, urban decay and inconvenience in 2009, an increase by 4 percent relative to...
Sustained economic contraction
Taking into account the working-day pattern and the effects of seasonal variation,the Dutch economy shrank by 0.1 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the fourth quarter of 2012.This was...
Public expenditure on defence further down last year
Public expenditure on defence declined by 1.8 percent last year from 8.3 to 8.1 billion euro. The decline in 2010 was 3.6 percent.
Modest growth Dutch economy compared to preceding quarter
The Dutch economy improved by 0.2 percent in the second quarter compared to the preceding quarter. Quarter-on-quarter economic growth had also been 0.2 percent in the first quarter.
Fewer businesses and institutions bankrupt
In May this year, 551 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, i.e. 165 fewer than in April 2014. The drop in the number of bankruptcies is partly due to the...
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.