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More bankruptcies in April
The number of corporate bankruptcies, adjusted for court session days, has increased.
Inflation rate down to 0.7 percent in August
The consumer price index (CPI) was 0.7 percent higher in August than in the same month last year.
Economic contraction of 1.5 percent in Q1 2020
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 1.5 percent in Q1 2020 relative to Q4 2019.
Motor vehicle and motorcycle trade: over 25% less turnover in Q2
In Q2 2020, turnover in the motor vehicle and motorcycle industry was over 25 percent lower than in the same quarter last year. This is the largest contraction in more than 25 years.
Many Caribbean households consist of extended families
Just over one in ten households in the Caribbean Netherlands comprise relatives in addition to the nuclear family. These extended families in one household are rare in the Netherlands. Nearly half of...
Wealth distribution of households; NA, 2005-2014
Wealth distribution of different household groups in the Netherlands Source of income, living situation, household composition, age and income
Mostly working parents in the Caribbean Netherlands
In 2018, most children living at home in the Caribbean Netherlands had working parents.
One in nine children at risk of growing up in poverty
In 2008, 385 thousand Dutch minors were at risk of growing up in poverty. This means that 11.5 percent of children below 18 years of age grow up in families with incomes that do not exceed 120...
Producer confidence continues to recover
In June, confidence among Dutch manufacturers was again less unfavourable.
Half of private sector may not survive COVID-19 crisis
Many non-financial companies in the Netherlands fear for their survival in case of a protracted coronavirus crisis. Nearly half of all entrepreneurs in the non-financial private sector expect their...
More than 2,800 euro extra for families with children in 2007
Households with underage children received an extra 2,824 euro compensation on average through income and tax measures for families in 2007.
Fewer households rely on benefits for a long period of time
Last year, 855 thousand Dutch households were dependent on benefits for a sustained period of time, i.e. nearly 40 thousand fewer than in 2009. The total number of households living on benefits...
Manufacturing output prices over 5 percent down in June
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were on average 5.4 percent down in June 2020 year-on-year.
Investments plummeting in May
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 18.8 percent down in May 2020 relative to the same month last year.
Children in stepfamilies underachieve on Cito test
In 2011, children in primary school group eight had an average Cito (Dutch National Institute for Educational Measurement) score of 536. Boys and girls in high-income families scored above average....
More purchasing power for families with young children
The median purchasing power of the population in the Caribbean Netherlands increased once again in 2016. On all three islands, the purchasing power of families with young children increased the most.