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Measuring internet economy on the international agenda
applying innovative big data research methods in a collaborative project with Google and Dataprovider
Netherlands fifth-largest asparagus producer in Europe
Asparagus production grew again in 2016, especiallyl in southwest Noord-Brabant and north Limburg.
Automotive sector: turnover up, 2018 looks positive
Entrepreneurs in the motor vehicle industry achieved nearly 4 percent more turnover in Q3 2017.
DNB and CBS harmonise macro-economic statistics
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Dutch central bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB) started publishing univocal figures on the Netherlands’ relations with the rest of the world
Cancer main cause of death among Dutch women
Cancer has been the main cause of death among men for years, since 2016 also among women
Consumer prices 0.9 percent up in April
The consumer price index was 0.9 percent higher in April than in the same month last year.
Retail turnover 4.5 percent up in July
The Dutch retail sector achieved 4.5 percent turnover growth in July.
Inferring network traffic from sensors without a sampling design
The use of non-probability data as a primary data source in official statistics is currently an active field of research.
The Netherlands earns billions in agro-sector exports
Agro-sector exports were valued at over 45 billion euros in 2014, earning almost 29 bn euros in revenues.
Migration contributes less to population growth
Compared to other EU countries, a large part of the Dutch population increase is due to natural growth.
Statistics Netherlands visualises green growth
the results of ‘green growth’, based on the themes economic opportunities and natural resources.
CBS and Leidschendam-Voorburg team up in new UDC
data infrastructure, data processing and privacy protection, with the city’s ambition to support new municipal policies.
Retail turnover down in May
In May 2015 retail turnover was 1.3 percent down from the same month last year. The volume of sales shrank by 0.4 percent, retail prices were 0.9 percent down. The less favourable shopping-day...
Growth in spending on health care in the Netherlands and the OECD levelling off
The growth of spending on health care has been levelling off in recent years in the Netherlands and other OECD countries. The number of medical doctors per one thousand inhabitants is slightly below...
Hefty growth in childcare in 2007
One in four Dutch children were cared for in an official day-care provision in 2007. This is more than in 2006, when one in five children were in official childcare.
Municipalities lost money on building land in 2009
Dutch municipalities suffered total losses of 414 million euro on building land in 2009. They also had deficits in most other policy areas.
One in forty people in the Netherlands exposed to too high levels of fine particles
In 2006, one in forty people in the Netherlands lived in areas where the concentration of fine particles in the air was too high. High concentrations of fine particles can damage people’s health.
Supermarket within walking distance for most Dutch people
On average, people in the Netherlands live 0.9 kilometres from their nearest supermarket. Eight out of ten Dutch people have at least one supermarket within a kilometre of their home.
Population growth to slow down in the years to come
The Dutch population is estimated to grow by 86 thousand in 2009. The increase exceeds last year’s population growth by 5.5 thousand.
nearly all Dutch provinces affected by recession
The latest figures released today by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) show that nearly all Dutch provinces were affected by the economic recession in 2013.
Lower gains in life expectancy here and in the EU
Both in the Netherlands and in the EU, the increase in life expectancy is slowing down compared to previous periods. The largest increase was between 2003 and 2008. The Netherlands saw a relatively...
Leiden’s educational opportunities into clear focus
The UDC Leiden studied how many children attending primary school and living in Leiden have an elevated risk of educational disadvantage.
Number of bankruptcies reduced by one-fifth last year
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the number of bankruptcies rose by 5 in December 2015 relative to November. In the previous three months, the number of bankruptcies also increased. In 2015,...