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Today, Statistics Netherlands reports that 12.5 thousand Dutch people died from the effects of dementia last year.

According to the latest figures, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation increased by 21 thousand in January to 592 thousand.

Public authorities used nearly 54 thousand kilos of chemical pesticides in 2005 for the maintenance of public areas, an increase by 12 thousand kg (28 percent) relative to 2001.

In the period 1998-2008, the amount of electricity generated in the Netherlands increased from 92 to 108 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh). The increase is mainly generated in combined heat and power...

Early 2009, the energy bill for households is considerably higher than one year previously. On the basis of the rates of January 2009, a household with an average gas and electricity consumption will...

Prices of products frequently bought by Dutch consumers have risen twice as fast over the past five years as less frequently bought products.

Factory gate prices in Dutch manufacturing industry were almost 11 percent higher in December than in December 2009. In November, prices rose by over 9 percent compared with one year previously.

Adjusted for seasonal variation, the total amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 0.8 percent in the second quarter of 2014 relative to the preceding quarter.

Out-patient hospital admissions are becoming more and more common. The number of out-patient hospital admissions for chronic enteritis (e.g. Crohn’s disease) has risen far above average.

The number of people in the Netherlands claiming income support rose substantially in the first quarter of 2005. The number of unemployment benefits rose slightly, and the number of disablement...