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Tthe economic growth in the second quarter of 2012 was 0.2 percent relative to the first quarter, but economic growth was 0.5 percent down compared to the second quarter of 2011.

Last year, the construction sector faced a turnover loss of 16 percent. Small construction companies generated a turnover growth by 3 percent. Medium-sized and large building companies had to cope...

In the Netherlands, enterprises setting up business outnumber those that are closing down. In 2011 the number of enterprises grew by nearly 7 percent.

Custom-made tables on jobs of employees in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The results are presented by level of education, level of occupation and sector. Commissioned by: Institute for Implementation of...

In January 2012, the volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was nearly 1 percent down on January 2011.

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...

After 2010, a very dramatic year for the construction sector (excluding property developers), the first six months of 2011 were somewhat more positive. The mild temperatures in winter prompted a 6...

The Dutch economy improved by 2.8 percent in the first quarter of 2011 relative to one year previously. The second economic growth estimate is 0.4 percentage points below the level of the first...

Last year, 59 thousand working days were lost to strikes in the Netherlands. In nearly four in ten strike days, the disputes concerned collectively negotiated (CAO) wages.

On 11 April 2011 Statistics Netherlands introduced the monthly vacancy indicator. This indicator is representative for the trend in the number of vacancies.

The Dutch economy grew by 2.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with the same quarter in the previous year. This second estimate of economic growth is 0.1 of a percent point higher than...

While the Dutch economy is picking up, the construction sector is still performing badly. With 9 versus more than 4 percent, turnover in the construction sector slumped even more in 2010 than in 2009.

In December 2010, the volume of private fixed capital formation in tangible assets was 2.1 percent down on December 2009.

Last year, 9.6 thousand bankruptcies were filed, i.e. 9 percent fewer than in 2009.

The Dutch economy grew by 1.8 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period in 2009. In the second quarter the economy grew by 2.2 percent.

The sickness absence rate among Dutch employees was 4.6 percent on average in the fourth quarter of 2009. This is slightly higher than in the same quarter in 2008, when it was 4.4 percent.

After years of sustained growth, turnover realised by the construction sector slumped 4.5 percent in 2009.

After correction for seasonal effects, 127 thousands jobs were vacant by the end of June 2009, i.e. 25 thousand less than at the end of March 2009. This decrease is smaller than in the two preceding...

By the end of the first quarter of this year, 186 thousand houses in the Netherlands were nearing completion, i.e. 3.4 percent more than in the same period one year previously.

Turnover increased by nearly 10 percent in the construction sector in 2008. The growth rate is the same as in 2007. With over 90 billion euro, the sector reached a new record level last year.

Turnover in the yacht building industry has increased considerably in the period 1997-2007.

Total construction turnover over the first three quarters of 2008 increased by 11 percent relative to the same period last year.