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GDP growth rate remains 0.4 percent in Q4 2019
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) showed 0.4 percent growth in Q4 2019 relative to Q3 2019.
Bumper strawberry crop in 2014
Last year, 54 million kg of strawberries were harvested last year, a new record and an increase by 3 million kg relative to 2013. Most strawberries are grown in greenhouses and polytunnels. Nearly 60...
Population; sex, age and marital status, 1 January; 1950-2019
Population in The Netherlands by sex, age and marital status, 1 January
Light mopeds nearly overtaking heavier mopeds
Light mopeds have increased much faster in number than heavier mopeds in recent years. At the start of 2011 there were 475 thousand light and 527 thousand heavier mopeds in the Netherlands.
More roses imported
In the first eight months of last year, 2.5 billion roses were imported into the Netherlands, 3 percent more than in the same period one year previously. Kenya is by far the largest supplier.
Stocks of fish
As a result of catch limits set by the European Union, important fish stocks for consumption in the North Sea
Rijks Data Science Programme kicks off
Article about the official launch of the ‘Rijks Data Science Programme’,
GDP growth rate 0.4 percent in Q3 2019
According to the first estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands GDP expanded by 0.4 percent in Q3 2019 relative to the previous quarter.
Notable increase WW benefits in Randstad region
The share of unemployment (WW) and income support benefit recipients has grown during the past half decade. The number of WW recipients has risen by 77 percent. The increase was relatively large in...
Total length Dutch roads stretches halfway to the moon
Nearly 7 thousand kilometres were added to the Dutch road network over the past decade. With more than 137 thousand kilometres, the total length of the network stretches halfway to the moon.
Caribbean Netherlands; population; sex, age, 2002-2016
Population Dutch Caribbean Sex, Age
Emission factors by vehicle category and year of construction, 2008
Carbon monoxide, VOC, nitrogen oxides, particulates. Vehicle category, year of construction, road type.
Lower CO2 emissions in third quarter of 2019
In the third quarter of 2019, CO2 emissions were 4.4 percent down year-on-year.
Dutch producers reduce waste of raw materials
The use of raw materials in the Dutch economy was reduced by 14 percent in the period 2004-2014.
Water board taxes rise more rapidly for owner-occupiers than for tenants
Taxes imposed by water board authorities are higher for owner-occupants than for tenants and the gap has widened in 2013. Home-owning multi-person households on average pay 319 euros in 2013, i.e. 35...
408 Dutch municipalities in 2013
On 1 January 2013 there are again fewer municipalities than the year before. Because ten municipalities merged into three new ones, the total number of municipalities reaches 408.
Parents give child health centres a 7 out of 10
Parents of nearly 95 percent of under-fives in the Netherlands report that they had taken their child to a child health centre. For under-twos this percentage was even higher. On average parents give...
Consumer prices 0.9 percent up in April
The consumer price index was 0.9 percent higher in April than in the same month last year.
Growing confidence in the military
Last year, more than six in every ten over-15s indicated to have confidence in the military, i.e. slightly more than in 2012. People have more confidence in police and judiciary, but less confidence...