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Purchasing power improved in the Caribbean Netherlands
The increase in purchasing power in 2012 was 3.2 percent on Bonaire.
CBS expert group to focus on how to measure the new economy
CBS expert group to focus on how to measure the new economy
Bonaire: purchasing power up again in 2015
In 2015, the median purchasing power of Bonaire’s local population improved by 3.6 percent.
Social insurance day
Day for which employees are paid wages, including days on which employees receive benefits due to illness, disability or unemployment.
Labour cost subsidy
Subsidy on the total wage sum of a company based on the act to combat the volume of labour disability (TAV).
Index of earnings
Index showing the development of the average wage earned, corrected for changes in the composition of the work force in the branch of industry, age, sex and kind of work.
The need for timely official statistics
This paper discusses how Statistics Netherlands managed to respond quickly with a range of new outputs following the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic. First, it describes the innovation process and...
Labour costs
The employer's cost directly related to employing individuals in the production process. These consist of two main components: wages and salaries paid, and the employer's share in social...
Rest-of-the-world current account
The balancing item covers current transactions between resident and non-residents, that is, transactions involving goods, services and income. The latter include primary income (capital gains and...
Labour costs (in the labour cost survey)
All costs connected with employing workers. These include compensation of employees, training costs and a number of other costs. The compensation of employees consists of two components: wages and...
Higher trade deficits on Bonaire and Saba in 2019
In 2019, Bonaire saw the highest increase in trade deficit among the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands.
Personnel costs
This category comprises expenses like - gross wages and salaries of employees, including social security and pension scheme contributions - payments for temporary workers and hired personnel -...
Nearly 13 thousand COVID-19 deaths up to November 2020
From March to October 2020 inclusive, altogether 12,872 people in the Netherlands died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Service exports down more sharply than goods exports
In 2020, the Netherlands exported 223 billion euros in services, including advertising services and streaming of series and music.
Manufacturing output 1.3 percent down in February
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.3 percent down in February 2020 compared to the same month one year previously.
Exports up by over 4 percent in December
The total volume of goods exports grew by 4.3 percent in December year-on-year. Growth was higher than in the previous month.
Household spending 6.5 percent down in November
Consumers spent 6.5 percent less in November 2020 than in the same month last year.
Earnings from machinery and food exports to China surge
In 2019, the Netherlands earned 4.6 billion euros through domestic exports to China.
Manufacturing output prices 4.0 percent down in December
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were on average 4 percent down in December 2020 year-on-year.
11 percent fewer goods imported from Africa
In 2020, Dutch imports from Africa amounted to 10.9 billion euros.
Unemployment rate down to 3.6 percent
In January, there were 337 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 3.6 percent of the labour force. From November through January, unemployment declined by an average of 23 thousand per month.
General government surplus 1.8% of GDP in mid-2019
In the first six months of 2019, the government had a budget surplus of 14 bn euros, as revenues increased more rapidly than expenditure.
Economic impact of current lockdown appears smaller
For the time being, the current lockdown appears to have less impact on large parts of the Dutch economy than last year’s lockdown
Dutch importers bore the cost of European import duties
Over the past few years, the United States and the European Union have imposed import tariffs on parts of each other’s exports in several rounds, most recently last month. The additional EU import...
More elderly active on social media
Social media usage among the elderly has soared in recent years. The group 65 to 74-year-olds in particular have become increasingly active users. In 2019, 76 percent of the respondents in this age...