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Dutch consumer more pessimistic about the future
The mood among Dutch consumers weakened further in October. The consumer confidence indicator fell by 3 points to – 33.
Growth private sector investments more substantial
In August 2011, private sector investments in tangible fixed assets were 6 percent up on August 2010. The increase was more substantial than in July, when private sector investments were 1.5 percent...
Retail turnover up due to higher prices
Retail turnover in August 2011 was 2.5 percent up on the same month last year. The increase was entirely due to higher prices.
Retail sales up
Retail turnover was 2.5 percent higher in August 2011 than in August 2010.
Terms of trade deteriorated
Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods deteriorated in August compared to August 2010. Prices of exported goods were 4.2 percent higher, prices of imported goods rose by 5.2 percent.
Exports growth slightly down
The volume of exports of goods increased by nearly 4 percent in August from twelve months previously. In June and July, the growth rate still exceeded 5 percent. The volume of imports was nearly 5...
Output growth manufacturing industry slows down
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was more than 1 percent higher in August 2011 than in August 2010.
Slightly more bankruptcies in September
In September 2011, 530 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt, approximately 30 more than in August.
Slightly more job vacancies
At the end of June 2011, there were 137 thousand job vacancies, i.e. 2 thousand more than at the end of March. The private sector accounted entirely for the increase. The number of job vacancies grew...
Dutch inflation rises to 2.7 percent
The Dutch inflation rose to 2.7 percent in September. It was up from 2.6 percent in August.
Inflation rate rises further
Dutch inflation was 2.7 percent in September, 0.1 of a percentage point higher than in August. In the last two years, inflation has risen gradually.
Interest rate on government bonds lower than inflation
In September 2011, the interest rate on the latest Dutch ten-year government bonds averaged 2.3 percent. For the first time in decades, the interest rate on government bonds was lower than inflation...
Retail sales marginally lower
Dutch retail sales were nearly 1 percent lower in July 2011 than in July 2010.
Interest rate historically low
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 2.3 percent in September 2011, i.e. 0.4 of a percentage point down on August.
Price increase manufacturing industry slightly less substantial
Selling prices in Dutch manufacturing industry were nearly 10 percent higher in August 2011 than in August 2010. The price increase is somewhat less substantial than in July, when selling prices were...
Economic situation deteriorating further
The economic situation at the end of September was worse than at the end of August. Indicators showed further deterioration across the board. The heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer is...
Exports growth at more than 5 percent
The volume of exports of goods increased by more than 5 percent in July from twelve months previously. The growth rate was the same as in June. The volume of imports was nearly 2 percent higher in...
More than 500 bankruptcies in August
In August this year, 504 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt, approximately 40 more than in July. The number of bankruptcies remained...
Providers of business services slightly less optimistic
In September, business services providers anticipating turnover growth during the next three months outnumbered those anticipating a turnover decline, but with + 19, the index was marginally lower...
Further increase manufacturing stocks
In July 2011, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were nearly 12 percent up on July 2010. Growth was more substantial than in the preceding months. In May and June, manufacturing stocks were...
Modest employment growth
In the second quarter of this year, the number of employee jobs was 51 thousand (0.6 percent) up on the same period in 2010. After correction for seasonal variation, the number of jobs increased by...
Household consumption marginally higher
Household spending on goods and services was 0.3 percent higher in July 2011 than in July 2010, whereas in June, household spending was 1.0 percent down on one year previously.
Number of jobs continues to rise
In the second quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 51 thousand higher than in the same quarter of 2010, an increase by 0.6 percent. For the third consecutive quarter, employment was...
Growth Dutch economy slows down
The Dutch economy grew 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year. Growth was far below the level of the first quarter, when the economy grew 2.8 percent relative...
Drop in house prices more substantial
Prices of existing owner-occupied houses were on average 2.8 percent lower in August 2011 than in August 2010.