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Dutch-made yachts sell well
Turnover in the yacht building industry has increased considerably in the period 1997-2007.
Revenue from sewerage charges doubled within a decade
Municipal authorities expect revenue from sewerage charges to double in 2010 compared to 2000. This is due to higher costs for maintenance and construction of the sewerage system and the fact that a...
Utrecht house prices show smallest fall of four largest cities
Asking prices for homes for sale in the Netherlands were 4.5 percent lower on average in the third quarter of 2013 than twelve months previously. In Utrecht, prices were 2.0 percent lower, the...
Dutch economy contracts by 0.5 percent in first quarter 2005
For the first time since 2003, Dutch economic growth was negative again in the first quarter of 2005. According to the second estimate of Statistics Netherlands’ quarterly national accounts, the...
Fixed capital formation by type of capital good;national accounts 1995-2015
Fixed capital formation by type of capital good Dwellings, non-residential buildings, civil engineering works, machinery
Patent applicants and patent applications; SIC 2008 of applicant, 2009-2010
Patent applicants, patent applications, EPO, NLOC Economic activity (SIC 2008)
More Caribbean Dutch in employment in 2018
In 2018, the labour participation rate on the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands was higher than two years previously.
672 bankruptcies in June
In June this year, 672 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt. The number is considerably lower than in May.
Caribbean Netherlands workforce: 57% are Antillean
In 2018, 57 percent of the workforce in the Caribbean Netherlands (aged 15 to 74 years) were born in the former Dutch Antilles and Aruba.
In 2016 lowest number of bankruptcies in 8 years
In 2016 lowest number of bankruptcies in 8 years.
Less demand for higher priced houses
Houses prices (excl. new construction) were 20 thousand euro lower on average in October 2009 than twelve months previously. This substantial drop was the result of lower prices for the houses...
Number of open job vacancies down
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 101 thousand job vacancies were unfilled by the end of last year, i.e. a decrease by 7 thousand relative to the previous quarter.
Fewer one-man businesses closed down, more start-ups
In the first half of 2014, fewer one-man businesses were closed down. In the preceding three years, the number of close-downs had risen continually.
modest decrease investments
Statistics Netherlands announced today that the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was 0.4 percent lower in November 2014 than in November 2013. The modest decrease is mainly caused by...
Employees feel less autonomous
According to the Netherlands Working Conditions Survey 2013, conducted by TNO and Statistics Netherlands, the percentage of employees in the Netherlands who say they can organise their own work has...
Dutch economy rallies slightly in third quarter 2009
The Dutch economy shrank by 3.7 percent in the third quarter of 2009 compared with the same quarter last year. This decrease is considerably smaller than the decrease in the first half of the year....
Fewer job losses
In the fourth quarter of 2004 there were 92 thousand jobs of employees less than in the fourth quarter van 2003. This brought job losses down to under 100 thousand for the first time in a year. The...
Modest growth Dutch economy compared to preceding quarter
The Dutch economy improved by 0.2 percent in the second quarter compared to the preceding quarter. Quarter-on-quarter economic growth had also been 0.2 percent in the first quarter.
Number building of permits drops further
Figures published today put the number of permits granted for the construction of new dwellings at nearly 17 thousand. This is 37 percent lower than in the same period last year.
Number of corporate bankruptcies fairly stable
According to Statistics Netherlands, 470 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt in February this year, i.e. 7 down from the preceding month.