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More pears than apples picked in 2013
Last year, for the first time ever, more pears than apples were harvested, i.e. 327 million kg of pears, versus 314 million kg of apples.
Slower rise in unemployment
472 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period January-March 2010.
Particulate matter emissions caused by business activity
Between 2000 and 2016, emissions of particulate matter (PM10) caused by Dutch business activity fell by more than 41 percent, while GDP increased.
Jobs and wages, ultimate control of enterprises (SIC 1993) 2006-2008
Enterprises, employee characteristics, jobs and wages UCI, year, SIC 1993, size class
New apple varieties increasingly popular
New apple varieties, such as Junami, Kanzi and Rubens have become increasingly popular in recent years. Over the past six years, the area where these varieties are grown has been expanded to 988...
CO2 emissions down by 10 percent in the first quarter
CO2 emissions by the Dutch economy were 10.1 percent lower in the first quarter of 2014 than in the same quarter of 2013. Adjusted for the differences in the weather, CO2 emissions fell by just 0.4...
Unemployment rate climbs to 7 percent
According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation increased by 16 thousand in November 2012 to reach 552 thousand, i.e. 7 percent...
Labour Accounts; employment, economic activity, sex; 1969-2012
Employed persons, jobs, full-time equivalents (fte), hours worked, economic activity, sex, employees and self-employed persons
Proximity statistics
Provide insight into the travel distances to different facilities of persons for areas with inhabited addresses.
Unemployment falls further to 300 thousand
In the period February through April 2019, the number of people aged 15 to 74 in paid employment grew by 11 thousand per month on average. There were 8.9 million people in work in April.
Consumer prices 2.6 percent up in February
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.6 percent higher in February than in the same month one year previously.
CO2 emissions fall while economy rises
It is the third consecutive quarter in which CO2 emission levels fall while the economy is growing
Asparagus cultivation rising again since 2000
Some 2,500 hectares were used to grow asparagus in the Netherlands in 2008. This is 19 percent more land than in 2000.
Lower CO2 emissions in Q2 2018
In Q2 2018, CO2 emissions in the Netherlands were 3.8 percent down year-on-year. The decline was mainly the result of reduced natural gas consumption for heating.
Population growth high in regions attractive for Dutch as well as foreigners
In the period 2005–2010, the Dutch population grew by 269 thousand, i.e. 1.6 percent.
More than 80 percent of international road transport to Belgium and Germany
Dutch international road transport mainly carries goods to regions just across the Dutch border. More than 80 percent of international road transport was loaded up or unloaded in Germany or Belgium...