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In November 2010, the volume of goods exports was up by 8 percent on November 2009. Although growth was slightly less rapid than in October, the volume of exports reached about the highest level ever...

In November, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were almost 2 percent down on November 2009.

The mood among manufacturers improved a little in January. The producer confidence indicator stood at 2.7 versus 2.5 in December 2010.

In January, the number of business services providers anticipating turnover growth in the next three months outnumbered those anticipating a decrease by 18 percent, i.e. 4 points above the level in...

Seasonally-adjusted unemployment was 401 thousand in December 2010, a reduction by 8 thousand relative to November.

In December 2010, seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 401 thousand, a decline by 8 thousand relative to November.

In November 2010, the volume of private fixed capital formation in tangible assets was 4.3 percent down on November 2009.

The mood among Dutch consumers improved substantially in January, because consumers were much more optimistic about the economic climate. The consumer confidence index rose 6 points and stood at -8....

Prices of existing owner-occupied houses sold in December 2010 were on average 0.8 percent lower than in December 2009.

In November 2010, retail turnover grew 4.3 percent relative to the same period in the previous year, mainly due to a 3.0 percent volume growth. Retail prices rose by 1.3 percent.

Manufacturers realised an 16 percent turnover increase in November 2010 compared to the same month in 2009. This growth rate is much higher than in October, when turnover increased by 11 percent.

Retail turnover was more than 4 percent higher in November 2010 than in November 2009, the most substantial growth in two years.

The average daily output of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 5 percent higher in November 2010 than in November 2009. The output growth was equal to October. Although manufacturing output in each...

In November 2010, the volume of goods exports was up by 9 percent on November 2009. Although growth was slightly less rapid than in October, the volume of exports reached the highest level ever in...

The Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods improved in November 2010 compared with November 2009. Prices of imported goods were 8.0 percent higher, prices of exported goods rose by 8.6...

In December last year, 435 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt. The number of bankruptcies in December was considerably lower than in...

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.

Inflation was 1.9 percent in December, versus 1.6 percent in November. December’s rate is the second highest after March 2009.

The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.2 percent in December 2010, i.e. up 0.4 percentage points on November.

Dutch retailers generated almost 2 percent less turnover in October than one year previously.

The economic situation has improved further at the end of December relative to the end of November.

Factory gate prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were almost 10 percent higher in November than in November 2009.

In October 2010, the volume of goods exports was up by just over 10 percent on October 2009, a slightly higher growth rate than in September. The volume of goods imports grew by just over 16 percent,...