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Inflation marginally down to 1.5 percent

According to the most recent figures published by Statistics Netherlands, inflation fell marginally in November to 1.5 percent. In October, consumer prices were on average 1.6 percent higher than one...

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Substantial drop for retail turnover in September

Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 5.9 percent down in September 2013 from September 2012. Prices of retail commodities were on average 1.4 percent higher. The volume of retail sales...

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Household spending down again

Households spent 2.1 percent less on goods and services in September 2013 than in September 2012. Relative to the same month in the previous year, household spending has been in continuous decline...

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Unemployment down

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 674 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in October 2013, a reduction by 11 thousand relative to September. In October, 8.5 percent in the Dutch labour...

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Substantial drop for retail turnover in September

Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 6.1 percent down in September 2013 from September 2012. Prices of retail commodities were on average 1.4 percent higher. The volume of retail sales...

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Lowest inflation rate since November 2010

The latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands show that the inflation rate dropped to 1.6 percent in October, the lowest level since November 2010.

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Household spending down 2.0 percent

Household spending on goods and services was 2.0 percent down in August 2013 from August 2012. The decrease was the same as in July.

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Dutch consumers more positive about the economic climate

Dutch consumers were less pessimistic in October than in the preceding month. The consumer confidence index improved 6 points and reached – 27, the highest score in more than two years.

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Inflation rate further down to 2.4 percent

According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, the inflation rate fell to 2.4 percent in September. The rate has not been this low during the past twelve months. In August,...

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Consumer confidence remains low

Dutch consumers were just as pessimistic in September as in the preceding month. The consumer confidence index remained stable at -33.

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Inflation rate down to 2.8 percent

The most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands show that the inflation rate in August was 2.8 percent. In July, consumer prices were still 3.1 percent higher than one year previously.

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Consumers less pessimistic

The mood among Dutch consumers improved in August. The consumer confidence index rose by 5 points from -38 in July to -33 in August. Consumers were considerably less negative about the economic...

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Inflation further up to 3.1 percent

The Dutch inflation rate climbed to 3.1 percent in July, the highest level since September 2008.

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Marginal improvement economic situation

The economic situation at the end of July is slightly less negative than at the end of June. Although improvements outnumber deteriorations, the heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer is...

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Dutch consumer confidence marginally down

The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated marginally in July compared to June. The consumer confidence index fell by 2 points to -38.

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Inflation rate rises to 2.9 percent

Dutch inflation rose to 2.9 percent in June. In May consumer prices were on average 2.8 percent higher than a year ago.

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Unemployment rises further

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 659 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in May 2013, an increase by 9 thousand from April. Unemployment has risen almost continuously since mid-2011....

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Dutch consumer confidence falls

The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated in June compared with May, after having improved for three consecutive months. Consumer confidence fell by 4 points to -36.

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Inflation up to 2.8 percent

According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, the inflation rate has risen to 2.8 percent in May. In April, consumer prices were on average 2.6 percent up from one year...

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Dutch consumers less pessimistic again

Dutch consumers were less pessimistic about the economic climate in May than in April, but willingness-to-buy remained at a very low level. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 3 points to...

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Dutch consumers less pessimistic

Dutch consumers were less negative in April than in March. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 6 points to -35. In March, the mood had also been less negative than in the preceding month,...

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Marginal improvement consumer confidence

The mood among Dutch consumers improved marginally in March relative to February. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 3 points to -41, but confidence remains low.

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Further decline in amount of hours worked in temp jobs

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the amount of hours worked in stage A temp jobs was nearly 1 percent down on the third quarter. The number of hours worked in temp jobs also declined in the two...

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Consumer confidence historically low

The confidence of Dutch consumers reached a historically low level in February 2013. The consumer confidence indicator fell by 9 points to -44, the lowest level since the start of the seasonally...

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Mood among Dutch consumers improves marginally

Dutch consumers were less negative in January 2013 than in December 2012. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 4 points to -35. Consumers were less pessimistic about the economic climate in...

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