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Dramatic increase in amount of pesticides used by municipalities
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.
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Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 15-19 March 2010 (Week 11).
Economy shows slight recovery
The Dutch economy shrank by 3.7percent in the third quarter of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008. The decrease is much smaller than in the first two quarters of 2009. Compared with the...
Sustained economic contraction
Taking into account the working-day pattern and the effects of seasonal variation,the Dutch economy shrank by 0.1 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the fourth quarter of 2012.This was...
Inflation unchanged
Dutch inflation stood at 2.5 percent in February 2012, i.e. the same rate as in January.
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Week 12 (19-23 March 2007)
United Kingdom third trading partner in services
In 2017, the United Kingdom was our third trading partner in international services.
Proceeds property transfer tax substantially down
In the first quarter of 2009, proceeds from the property transfer tax dropped by 0.7 billion euro, a decline by 30 percent relative to the fourth quarter of 2008. Proceeds have declined for more than...
Industry Radar
Compared with August, circumstances for the Dutch manufacturing industry improved in September 2013.
Modest growth private and public sector investments in May
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 0.5 percent up in May 2014 from May 2013. The growth of private and public sector investments continues, but has slowed down compared to the...
Tourist spending down slightly
Together, Dutch and foreign tourists spent 36.9 billion euro in the Netherlands in 2008, 2.8 percent more than in 2007. However, if price developments are taken into account, this results in a fall...
Tourism sector mainly grows through foreign tourists
The contribution of the tourism sector to Dutch GDP rose from 3.2 percent in 2010 to 3.6 percent in 2013 according to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands today. The tourism sector...
Economy in decline
Taking into account the working-day pattern and the effects of seasonal variation,the Dutch economy contracted by 0.1 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2013.
Economic situation virtually unchanged
The economic situation at the end of April was about the same as it was at the end of March. Improvements and downswings balanced each other out. The heart of the scatter in the Tracer is still...
Sustained economic contraction
Taking into account the working-day pattern and the effects of seasonal variation, the Dutch economy shrank by 0.4 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the fourth quarter of 2012.This was...