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Rising labour productivity does not result in higher remunerations for employees
Adjusted for inflation, the average remuneration per employee has decreased after the outbreak of the credit crunch in 2008, although labour productivity increased. This means that the higher labour...
Wider life expectancy gap between high and low-educated
The life expectancy of highly educated 65-year-olds has increased in recent years while it remained the same for their lower educated peers. Lower educated people show a greater prevalence of...
Modest job growth
In the fourth quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 34 thousand up from the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase by 0.4 percent.
One-quarter more exporters to the US
In 2018, more than 8.9 thousand companies in the Netherlands exported goods to the United States, i.e. over one-quarter more than in 2015.
Pilot Study: Mobile Phone Meta Data Records – Introduction to the research method
Mobile Phone Meta-Data, mobile phone data, method, processing method, privacy, statistical disclosure control
Dutch government spends more on prisons and judicial procedures
Dutch government spending on public order and security amounted to 11.3 billion euro in 2007. This is 6 percent more than in 2006.
Fewer jobs lost
The number of jobs of employees was 147 thousand lower in the fourth quarter of 2009 than one year previously, a decrease by 1.8 percent. In the third quarter of last year, 139 thousand jobs were...
Fewer jobs again in private sector
There were 143 thousand jobs fewer in the Dutch private sector in the fourth quarter of 2003 than twelve months previously. As the number of jobs in the government and care sectors grew by 68...
Manufacturing output almost 7 percent down in September
In September 2020, the average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 6.8 percent down on September 2019.
Household incomes considerably down
In the third quarter of 2009, the overall disposable income of Dutch households was 3.0 billion euro (i.e. 3.3 percent corrected for inflation) down on one year previously, but their financial...
Disposable household income dramatically down
In the fourth quarter of last year, the real disposable income of Dutch households was 3.2 percent down from one year previously. The decline is unprecedented since Statistics Netherlands started...
Government budget surplus up to 1.5 percent in 2018
The Dutch government achieved an 11 billion euro budget surplus in 2018, equivalent to 1.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Government debt declined, just as in previous years, and stood at...
Homelessness more than doubled since 2009
The number of homeless 18 to 64-year-olds in the Netherlands increased from 17.8 thousand in 2009 (first estimation) to 39.3 thousand in 2018. Homelessness among 18 to 29-year-olds tripled over this...
Schools eat into their financial reserves
In the period 2006-2010, expenses in primary and secondary education rose more rapidly than revenues. Although schools spent more in recent years than their allocated budgets allowed, there is still...
Expenditure on care growing more slowly in 2003
Dutch expenditure on care in 2003 increased by 8.4 percent to almost 57 billion euro. In 2001 and 2002 care expenditure increased by 11.4 and 11.8 percent. Expenditure on health care went up by 8.2...
Labour shortage past its peak
Tension on the Dutch labour market remained high in 2008. The period of fast increasing labour shortage seems to be over, though, and the first signs of an increasing labour supply can be seen...
House prices over 6 percent higher in October
In October 2019, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 6.3 percent higher than in the same month last year.
In the space of 40 years, VAT has become the most important tax
Value added tax was introduced in the Netherlands in 1969. In that year it generated just over 2.5 billion euro in revenue; nearly 40 years later VAT revenue amounted to nearly 43 billion euro.
Retail turnover over 3 percent up in 2018
The Dutch retail sector achieved 3.3 percent turnover growth in 2018. In the month of December, turnover grew by 2.3 percent.
Mortality not rising further in week 45
In week 45 (2 to 8 November inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,630. This is approximately the same number as in the previous week, when there were 3,644 deaths.
Employment decline less substantial
There were 63 thousand fewer jobs of employees in the second quarter of 2010 than in the second quarter of 2009, i.e. a decline by 0.8 percent. The decline is less substantial than in the previous...
More asylum seekers in 2018
The number of asylum requests increased again in 2018, with a notable rise in the number of Turkish citizens filing asylum applications.