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Job vacancies up
After correction for seasonal effects there were 126 thousand job vacancies in the Netherlands at the end of September 2010.
Household consumption 1.6 percent up
In August 2010, household spending on goods and services was 1.6 percent up on August 2009.
Business service providers optimistic about future turnover
In September, the number of business services providers anticipating turnover growth in the next three months largely outnumbered those anticipating a decrease. The balance of positive and negative...
Economy continues to grow
The Dutch economy grew by 2.2 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period in 2009. The increase was clearly more substantial than in the first quarter, when the economy grew by 0.6...
Second estimate second quarter 2010: economic growth 2.2 percent
Dutch economic growth was 2.2 percent in the second quarter of 2010 compared with the same quarter last year. This second estimate of economic growth is 0.1 of a percent point higher than the first...
Business services monitor: second quarter of 2010
Turnover growth of business services was again lower in the second quarter of 2010 compared to a year earlier. Turnover fell by less than in the first quarter. Companies providing business services...
Business service providers anticipate turnover growth
In August, the number of business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months outnumbered those expecting a decrease. The balance was + 9 in August versus - 4 in July.
Household consumption picks up
In June 2010, household spending on goods and services was 1.3 percent up on June 2009.
Number of job vacancies stable
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 115 thousand vacancies were unfilled at the end of June 2010.
Business service providers a bit more optimistic
In July 2010, the number of Dutch business services providers expecting turnover to decrease in the next three months outnumbered those expecting an increase. With -4 in July versus -7 in June, the...
Business service providers expect turnover to decrease
In June, the number of business services providers expecting turnover to decrease in the next three months outnumbered those expecting an increase.
Fewer business services providers optimistic about future turnover
In May 2010, the number of Dutch business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months outnumbered those expecting a decrease. However, the difference was less obvious...
Job vacancies continue to fall
The job vacancies in the Netherlands at 113 thousand at the end of March 2010, after correction for seasonal effects.
Business services providers remain optimistic
In April, the number of business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months easily outnumbered those expecting a decline. However, the difference was somewhat less...
Household consumption down
Household spending on goods and services was 1.1 percent lower in February 2010 than in February 2009. In January, household spending was 0.7 percent down on one year previously. Households have been...
Business services providers more optimistic about future turnover
In March, the number of business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months easily outnumbered those expecting a decline. Optimists outnumbered pessimists by 25...
Modest further economic recovery
The Dutch economy shrank by 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008. The decrease was much smaller than in the first three quarters of 2009.
Business services monitor: fourth quarter of 2009
Turnover in the business services sector was down again in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with twelve months previously. The fall was also larger than in the preceding quarter. Although opinions...
Business services providers slightly more optimistic
In February, the number of business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months outnumbered those expecting a decline. With +18 percent, the balance was slightly up on...
Households cautious about spending
Household spending on goods and services was 2.6 percent lower in December 2009 than in December 2008.
Number of job vacancies marginally down
After adjusting for seasonal effects, 122 thousand jobs were vacant by the end of December 2009, a decrease by 6 thousand relative to the end of September.
Modest further economic recovery
The Dutch economy shrank by 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008. The decrease is much smaller than in the first three quarters of 2009
More business services providers expect higher turnover
In January, the number of Dutch business services providers expecting turnover to increase outnumbered those expecting a decline by 14 percent, as against 3 percent in December.
One in ten employees do not participate in supplementary pension schemes
One in every ten employees in the Netherlands do not build up a supplementary pension via their employers.
Households cautious about spending
Dutch household spending on goods and services was 2.7 percent lower in November 2009 than in November 2008.