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Netherlands closer to achieving sustainability goals
Second measurement of the Netherlands' progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Drop in recorded and encountered crime
In 2017, 23% fewer crime victims than in 2012. Police recorded crime per inhabitant dropped by 30%.
1 in 3 Sabans are highly educated
Among the three islands comprising the Caribbean Netherlands, Saba has relatively many highly educated inhabitants: a share of 33 percent among 25 to 74-year-olds. This is related to the fact that...
Less skiing and more hiking during winter sports
Austria is the most popular winter sports destination, skiing the main activity. More people go hiking in the snow.
More deaths in winter
So far, this winter (2017/’18) has seen fewer deaths than the same period last year.
Childhood cancer mortality further down
In 2016, 61 children under the age of 15 died of cancer. Fifty years ago, this number was over four times as high.
Weddings on Valentine’s Day
More weddings on Valentine's Day than on other days in February, but the most popular wedding dates are in summer.
Consumer prices rising less rapidly
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.6 percent higher in February than in the same month last year.
Container transport up, surge in transhipment
Transhipment, onward transportation of unloaded containers to other seaports outside Holland, increased by nearly 30%
Number of asylum seekers and relatives almost equal
The Netherlands received 16,145 first asylum requests in 2017; 14,490 following family members arrived
Goods exports to the UK lagging behind
In 2017, Dutch goods exports to the UK represented a value of 39 billion euros, nearly the same amount as in 2016.
Co-integration in structural time series models
Investigating co-integration between inflation indicators within the price dashboard using structural time series models.
Quinoa trade has tripled in four years
Dutch quinoa imports has tripled in the past four years, to approximately 5.5 million kg in 2016.
Further drop in crime suspect rates
In 2017, fewer crime suspects were registered by the police than in 2016: a decrease of 11 percent.
Bootstrapping structural time series models
A resample method to compute standard errors of estimates based on a structural time series model.
Most young adults positive about life
Most 18 to 24-year-olds are satisfied with their lives in general and social lives in particular.
The Netherlands 10 years after Lehman Brothers
The Netherlands ten years after the onset of the global credit crisis. Developments in unemployment, GDP, labour participation, housing market, social assistance benefits, debt liabilities and other...
The Netherlands leads Europe in internet access
In 2017, 98 percent of Dutch households had internet access against a European average of 87 percent.
Top sectors account for one-quarter of GDP
An outline of developments in the nine Dutch top sectors.
Adjustment of heating values and C02 petrol and diesel
Paper Adjustment of heating values and C02 petrol and diesel
Further drop in registered crime and suspect rates
The crime rate has fallen since 2007: fewer registrations, suspects, criminal court cases and victims.
Half of unloaded containers carried by container giants
On container shipments arriving in the Port of Rotterdam.
Half of over-85s feel healthy, also in care homes
Elderly who live independently feel progressively unhealthy while those living in care homes feel relatively healthier.
Social media on the rise among seniors
Seniors are increasingly active on social media