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The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.4 percent higher in August than in the same month last year.

In the period September through November, unemployment declined by an average of 17 thousand per month, to 251 thousand in November.

In June 2021, the mood among Dutch manufacturers has improved again and reached the highest level since the survey started in 1985.

According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in mid-April is slightly less favourable than in the previous month.

Consumers spent 6.4 percent more in June 2021 than in June 2020.

Every year, some 4.5 million containers are being discharged in ports around the Netherlands.

Short survey description business confidence

Business demography according to the European standard

Turnover in the business services sector was smaller in the third quarter of 2013 than twelve months previously; the slight increase in turnover measured in the second quarter was unable to continue....

Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer is launched today at the Statistics Netherlands’ website. Statistics Netherlands has developed the Business Cycle Tracer as a tool to determine the state...

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.

Compared with most countries, it takes a relatively short time to start up a business in the Netherlands.

The number of registered businesses in the Netherlands increased by just over 65 thousand in 2014. In the first quarter of 2015 it rose by nearly 12 thousand. This means there are now a record number...

Dutch companies have a positive outlook for 2016. For the first time in five years, there are more companies expecting an increase in vacancies rather than reduction. In spite of a slight decline,...

Large companies are much more sensitive to the economic situation than medium-sized and small businesses (MKB).

Last year, 35.4 thousand new businesses were started, a decline by 9 percent relative to 2008.

In July, business services providers anticipating turnover to grow during the next three months outnumbered those anticipating turnover to decline. The index stood at + 7 in July versus – 5 in June.

Turnover in business services was lower in the fourth quarter of 2011 than in the corresponding quarter of 2010. Nevertheless, the decline was modest. The developments in turnover varied widely...