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Dutch house prices down by 1.7 percent
Existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 1.7 percent cheaper in February 2014 than in February 2013. This year-on-year price drop was more substantial than in January when house prices fell...
Sustained improvement in consumer confidence
The mood among Dutch consumers improved further in March. The confidence index climbed 3 points to reach -7.
Unemployment rises further
Adjusted for seasonal variation, unemployment in the Netherlands numbered 691 thousand people in February 2014, 13 thousand more than in the preceding month. In December 2013 and January 2014,...
Inflation further down
Inflation in the Netherlands was 1.1 percent in February, i.e. 0.3 percentage points lower than in January. In February, the lowest level in more than three and a half years was reached.
Dutch interest rate further down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 1.9 percent in February 2014. In December 2013 and January 2014, the interest rate was 2.2 and...
Modest growth for exports
The volume of exports of goods was 0.6 percent up in January 2014 from January 2013. In December last year, the volume of exports also grew modestly. The volume of imports grew by 0.3 percent in...
Retail turnover marginally up
According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, retail turnover was 0.8 percent higher in January 2014 than in the same month last year. Volume grew by 0.6 percent, retail...
Marginal growth retail turnover
Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 0.8 percent up in January 2014 from January 2013. Retail prices were 0.2 percent higher than twelve months previously. The volume of retail sales...
606 businesses and institutions bankrupt in February
In February this year, 606 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, i.e. 11 more than in January.
Job vacancies rise slightly
The vacancy indicator improved further in February and reached the highest level in nearly three years.
Inflation continues to fall
The most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands show that inflation fell further in February 2014 to 1.1 percent. In January, consumer prices were on average 1.4 percent higher than one...
Retail turnover in decline
Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 2.6 percent down in December 2013 from December 2012. Retail prices were 0.4 percent up on twelve months previously. The volume of retail sales fell...
Dutch interest rate further down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 1.9 percent in February 2014. In December 2013 and January 2014, the interest rate was 2.2 and...
Further increase hours worked in temp jobs
In the fourth quarter of 2013, the amount of hours worked in stage A temp jobs was 1.6 percent up from the preceding quarter. In the third quarter, the amount of hours worked in stage A temp jobs...
Manufacturing prices below the level of one year previously
Selling prices of Dutch manufacturing industry were 2.2 percent lower in January 2014 than in January 2013. In December, prices of manufactured products were 1.7 percent down. Prices of manufactured...
Volume of exports remains fairly stable
In December 2013, the volume of exports of goods was 0.2 percent up from twelve months previously. In November last year, the volume of exports increased by 1.9 percent. The volume of imports grew by...
Economic situation improves further
The economic situation at the end of February is better than at the end of January. Improvements outnumber deteriorations. The heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer is located in the...
Dutch interest rate marginally down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 2.1 percent in January 2014. In December, the interest rate was 2.2 percent.
Inflation down
Inflation in the Netherlands was 1.4 percent in January versus 1.7 percent in December. Dutch inflation has slowed down considerably after a 3.1 peak in July 2013. In January, the lowest level in...
Manufacturers slightly more pessimistic
The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated somewhat. The producer confidence indicator feel from 0,7 in January to -0,1 in February.
Modest increase in stocks of finished products
During the last months of 2013, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were higher than twelve months previously. In December 2013, stocks of finished products were 0.6 percent up from December...
Household spending up
Dutch households spent 0,7 percent more on goods and services in December 2013 than in December 2012. In November, domestic consumption had also increased (0,3 percent) relative to one year...
Consumer confidence improves further
Dutch consumer confidence improved marginally in February. The confidence index climbed 2 points to reach -10. The improvement was entirely due to an increase in consumers’ willingness-to-buy....
Unemployment up
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 678 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in January 2014, i.e. 10 thousand more than in the preceding month. In December 2013, unemployment rose by 15...
Labour participation rate down in 2013
In 2013, nearly 7.3 million Dutch nationals aged 15-64 had paid jobs for twelve hours a week or more, a decline by more than 100 thousand relative to 2012. The net labour participation rate was 66.1...