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Unemployment remains unchanged
The seasonally adjusted unemployment figure for November 2011 stood at 455 thousand.
Inflation down further
In June, Dutch inflation was 0.8 percent, i.e. 0.2 of a percentage point down on May. The decrease was mainly caused by developments in prices of petrol and clothing.
Dutch inflation rate climbs to 2.3 percent
Dutch inflation was 2.3 percent in July 2012, i.e. 0.2 of a percentage point higher than in June.
More energy used in 2012
Energy consumption in the Netherlands was 1.3 percent up in 2012 from 2011. The higher consumption is due to the cold weather conditions compared to 2011. The petrochemical industry also used more...
Sustained loss of jobs
In the first quarter of this year, 156 thousand jobs of employees (2.0 percent) were lost compared to the first quarter of 2009. If seasonal effects are taken into account, 56 thousand jobs were lost...
Household consumption nearly 1 percent up in January
Dutch household consumption was 0.7 percent up in January 2018.
Growth investments slows down
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the volume of investments in tangible fixed assets grew by 4.2 percent in January 2015 on an annual basis. The increase is far less substantial than in the...
Exports up slightly in June
The volume of exports of goods was up by 1.7 percent in June 2013 on June 2012. Exports growth was marginally larger than in May (1.4 percent). In April, exports were down 1.8 percent from one year...
Employment marginally down
The number of employee jobs declined by 4 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2013 relative to the third quarter. In the preceding quarters, the decline was much more substantial.
Exports growth slightly up
The volume of exports of goods increased by nearly 6 percent in June from twelve months previously. This is marginally above the increase in May. The growth of the volume of exports has remained...
Diminishing export growth in June
The volume of the exports of goods grew nearly 5 percent in June relative to twelve months previously. In May Dutch exports had increased by nearly 9 percent.The volume of imports grew 2 percent in...
Fuel prices push up inflation in the Netherlands in December
Dutch inflation stood at 1.9 percent in December, an increase by 0.3 percentage points compared to November. The increase was mainly caused by price developments for automotive fuels.
Far fewer jobs
Taking seasonal effects into account, there were 47 thousand fewer jobs (0.6 percent) in the third than in the second quarter of 2013.