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Business services providers optimistic about future turnover
In October, the number of business services providers anticipating turnover growth in the next three months largely outnumbered those anticipating a decrease.
Growth rate exports remains high
In August 2010, the volume of goods exports was more than 14 percent up on twelve months previously, as against more than 12 percent in July compared to July 2009. Just as in July, the volume of...
Sustained reduction manufacturing stocks
In August, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were more than 6 percent lower than in the same month last year.
Residential property prices marginally down again
Prices of existing owner-occupied houses sold in September 2010 were on average 0.6 percent lower than in September 2009.
Smaller decline private sector investments
In August 2010, the volume of corporate investments in tangible fixed assets was 1.5 percent down on August 2009. This decline is less substantial than in July, when private sector investments were...
Unemployment marginally down
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 412 thousand persons were unemployed in September 2010.
Unemployment slightly further down
In September 2010, seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 412 thousand, a decline by 2 thousand relative to August. Unemployment has dropped for the seventh months running.
Consumers less pessimistic
The mood among consumers improved in October 2010. The consumer confidence index stood at -10 in October versus -14 in September, thus reaching the highest level since January 2010.
Household consumption 1.6 percent up
In August 2010, household spending on goods and services was 1.6 percent up on August 2009.
Retail turnover slightly up
Dutch retailers generated 0.6 percent more turnover in August than one year previously. The shopping-day pattern in August 2010 was less favourable than in August 2009. After elimination of this...
Marginal growth retail turnover
In August 2010, retail turnover was 0.6 percent up on the same month last year. Retail prices were 1.0 percent higher, turnover volume was 0.5 percent down.
Number of bankruptcies drops considerably
In September this year, 450 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt, a decrease by 60 relative to August.
Slight improvement terms of trade
Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods improved slightly in August 2010 compared with August 2009. Prices of imported goods were 6.8 percent higher, prices of exported goods rose by 7.2...
Growth rate exports remains high
In August 2010, the volume of goods exports was nearly 15 percent up on twelve months previously, as against more than 12 percent in July compared to July 2009.
Manufacturing output 7 percent higher
The average daily output of Dutch manufacturing industry was 7 percent higher in August 2010 than in August 2009. In July, output growth was also 7 percent. Over the past few months, manufacturing...
Inflation rate slightly up
Dutch inflation was 1.6 percent in September, i.e. 0.1 percentage points up on August.
Inflation rate creeps up to 1.6 percent
September’s inflation rate was 1.6 percent, versus 1.5 percent in August.
Interest rate historically low
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 2.5 percent in September 2010, i.e. 0.1 percentage points down on Augusts interest rate.
Retail turnover 1 percent higher in July
Dutch retailers generated 1 percent more turnover in July than one year previously.
Price increases in manufacturing industry less substantial again
In August, factory gate prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were nearly 8 percent higher than one year previously. The increase was 1.2 percent point less than in July.
Sustained exports growth
In July, the volume of goods exports was up by nearly 13 percent on twelve months previously. This is the same increase as in June. For the first time the volume of exported goods was considerably...
Sustained reduction manufacturing stocks
In July, manufacturers had reduced their stocks of finished products by more than 7 percent relative to the same month one year previously.
Business service providers optimistic about future turnover
In September, the number of business services providers anticipating turnover growth in the next three months largely outnumbered those anticipating a decrease. The balance of positive and negative...
Mood among manufacturers deteriorates slightly
After an improvement in August, the mood among manufacturers deteriorated in September. Producer confidence stood at -0.1 versus + 0.4 one month previously.