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An average 321 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in the period December 2007- February 2008. This is the equivalent of 4.2 percent of the labour force.

The mood among Dutch consumers did not alter in January. The indicator reflecting the mood among consumers remained stable at -37. Consumers were somewhat less negative about their own financial...

Seasonally adjusted unemployment averaged 347 thousand in the period March-May 2007; this is 7 thousand below the average over the period February-April.

Retail turnover in February 2009 reduced by 8.5 percent relative to one year previously.

Turnover volume in the sector hotels and restaurants shrank by 6.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 relative to the same quarter of 2007.

After correction for seasonal effects there were 126 thousand job vacancies in the Netherlands at the end of September 2010.

Retail turnover in August 2011 was 2.5 percent up on the same month last year. The increase was entirely due to higher prices.

Retail turnover was around the same level in the second quarter of 2010 as in the same period last year. This brings the period of decreasing retail turnover to an end. In the five preceding quarters...

In December 2005, household spending on goods and services was 0.9 percent up on December 2004. Spending on durable items improved significantly.

Prices of existing owner-occupied houses sold in December 2010 were on average 0.8 percent lower than in December 2009.

Figures published that Dutch inflation rose to 2.3 percent in July, 0.2 of a percent point up on June.

The decrease in house prices continued unabated in August 2009, as prices of existing houses sold in that month were 5.6 percent lower on average than twelve months previously.

Consumer confidence diminished somewhat in July 2006 compared to June, though optimists still outnumber pessimists.

An average 478 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in the period June-August 2004. Seasonal effects always have an upward effect on unemployment at this time of year. Once these...

The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 1.7 percent in January 2013. In December 2012, the interest rate reached its lowest level in...

Prices of existing owner-occupied houses were on average 2.9 percent lower in September 2011 than in September 2010.