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Second quarter economic growth adjusted to 3.0 percent
Figures from Statistics Netherlands put Dutch economic growth at 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2008 compared with the same period last year.
Importance of environmental sector increasing
In 2016, the Dutch environmental sector represented a value added of 15.8 billion euros, contributing 2.2 percent to gross domestic product (GDP) that year. The share of the environmental sector in...
Sharp growth Dutch economy in first quarter 2011
According to the flash estimate, the Dutch economy grew by 3.2 percent in the first quarter of this year relative to the same quarter in 2010. This growth figure is the highest recorded in the last...
Record number of bankruptcies in first six months of 2013
In the first six months of 2013, a record number of corporate and institutional bankruptcies were filed. According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, 4 in every 10 bankruptcies...
Municipal waste; quantities, 1993-2015
Amount of waste collected by the municipal authorities broken down by province, size class and degree of urbanization
Young CBS talent wins innovation award
Close to 40 ideas were submitted for the innovation award; the jury, including several directors, selected four.
Modest economic contraction
The Dutch economy contracted 0.1 percent in the first quarter of 2013 relative to the fourth quarter of 2012.
Optimism among Dutch manufacturers continues
Optimism among Dutch manufacturers continues
Pessimism about employment prevails
An increasing proportion in the Dutch population think unemployment will rise over the next twelve months. Manufacturing industry, construction and business services expect employment to deteriorate.
Monitoring major enterprises within Europe
The LCU team is currently taking part in a Eurostat project that allows sharing of the related knowledge and expertise among the statistical offices in the ESS member states.
Growth private sector investments turns into decline
In January 2012, the volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was nearly 1 percent down on January 2011.
GDP growth rate remains 0.5 percent in Q1 2019
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) showed 0.5 percent growth in Q1 2019 relative to Q4 2018.
Dutch more and more enterprising
In the Netherlands, enterprises setting up business outnumber those that are closing down. In 2011 the number of enterprises grew by nearly 7 percent.
Modest growth private sector investments
In December 2011, the volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was nearly 3 percent up on December 2010. The increase was somewhat more substantial than in November, when private...
Dutch manufacturers remain positive
Dutch manufacturers remain positive
Employment rising in sustainable energy sector
Just over 45 thousand people (in full-time equivalents) were employed in the Dutch sustainable energy sector in 2013. This is 24 percent more than in 2008. In the remainder of the economy employment...
Minimal growth for Dutch economy
The Dutch economic growth in the first quarter of 2010 at 0.1 percent compared with the same quarter last year.
Germany outperforms Dutch economy
With 1.7 percent, last year’s economic growth rate in the Netherlands was significantly lower than Germany’s 3.6 percent.
Economy up 0.9 percent in third quarter
The Dutch economy grew by 0.9 percent in the third quarter of 2005. The gross domestic product (GDP) was 0.9 percent higher than one year previously.
Private sector more sombre about job vacancies
The mood of the Dutch private sector concerning developments on the job market has deteriorated in the past few months. In August, optimists and pessimists balanced each other out, after four months...