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Unemployment rate jumps to 5 percent
On average, 390 thousand persons were unemployed in the period June-August 2009, i.e. 5.0 percent of the labour force, as against 3.8 percent one year earlier.
Unemployment exceeds 400 thousand
Seasonally adjusted unemployment reached 403 thousand in the period August-October 2009, breaking the 400 thousand barrier for the first time in nearly three years.
Drop in house prices more substantial
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings sold in May 2012 were on average 5.5 percent down on May 2011. According to the price index of existing residential property – a joint publication by...
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.
Interest rate remains low
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 2.9 percent in July 2010. The rate remained unchanged relative to the preceding month.
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Consumers are buying more durable goods
In January 2006 households spent 1.5 percent more on goods and services than in January 2005.
Growth number of hours worked in temp jobs accelerates
The amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased for the fourth time in a row. In the first quarter of 2011, it grew by nearly 6 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2010.
Unemployment not falling as fast as before
In the period March-May 2008 an average of 313 thousand people was unemployed. This equals 4.1 percent of the labour force. A year earlier the unemployment rate was 4.7 percent.
Turnover sector hotels and restaurants 1.7 percent down
In the first quarter of 2013, turnover generated by the sector hotels and restaurants was 1.7 percent down from one year previously.
The consumer price index
Since 2010, CBS has increasingly used scanner data in calculating indices for the consumer price index (CPI).
Emigration grows faster than immigration
In the first six months of 2011, more than 58 thousand people left the Netherlands, i.e. nearly 5 thousand more than in the same period last year.
Overall picture retail trade remains negative
The retail turnover was 4.0 percent lower in February 2010 than in the same month last year.
Divide-and-Conquer solutions for estimating large consistent table sets
Consistent estimation of a set coherent frequency tables
'LAT partners' choose freedom
8 percent of Dutch people in a relationship are not cohabiting. A quarter of these people wants their relationship to remain this way in the future. Why?
Wind most important source of renewable electricity
For the first time, wind is the main energy source for renewable electricity. In 2014, wind turbine-generated electricity was approximately 8 percent up from 2013. At the same time, electricity...
Inflation rate down to 0.8 percent
According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), March’s inflation rate eased further to 0.8 percent, the lowest level since June 2010. In February, consumer prices were...
Dutch interest rate down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 1.7 percent in May 2014. In April the interest rate was 1.9 percent.
Dutch interest rate further down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 1.8 percent in March 2014.
Manufacturers hold larger stocks
According to Statistics Netherlands, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 1.7 percent up in May 2014 from May 2013. In April, stocks of finished products were 0.7 percent higher than one...
Residential property prices more than 4 percent down from one year previously
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 4.4 percent lower in August 2013 than in August 2012. The price drop is less substantial than in the preceding month.
Interest rate remains stable
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 1.7 percent in April 2013, just as in March.