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Manufacturing output prices hardly changed
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were 0.1 percent up in July 2019 year-on-year.
Inflation rate up to 1.2 percent in October
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.2 percent higher in October than in the same month last year.
Government deficit at 5.3 percent in 2009
The government deficit over 2009 stood at 5.3 percent of the GDP, as against a government surplus of 0.7 percent of the GDP in 2008.
Obesity leads to more sickness absence
A publication just released by Statistics Netherlands on health and care in 2007 comprises seven articles on a range of recent developments in the area of health and care.
More bankruptcies in March
There were 23 more bankruptcies in March 2019 than in the previous month.
Emancipation monitor 2010
Labour participation and economic independence of women increase in spite of crisis.
GDP 2001 more than 18 billion euro higher after revision
After a revision of definitions and assessment methods, the 2001 gross domestic product (GDP) is more than 18 billion euro (4.3 percent) higher than the GDP that was previously published. Other...
Heat maps with income level of men and women
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is studying new types of visualisations to present complex data at a glance.
Sustained decline unemployment
Unemployment fell over the past three months by an average of 14 thousand a month. In January 574 thousand people and 6.5 percent in the labour force were unemployed. Statistics Netherlands reports...
Economic outlook less negative in mid-October
The economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has become less unfavourable in October.
Almost 4 thousand deaths in week 51
The total number of deaths in week 51 (14 - 20 December inclusive) is estimated at almost 4 thousand. This is nearly 400 more than in the previous week
Defence expenditure 1.2 percent of GDP in 2018
In 2018 defence expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP amounted to 1.2 percent. Government expenditure on defecen rose by over 0.5 billion to 9.1 billion euros.
More inbound fruit shipments in first half of 2020
In the first six months of 2020, reefer cargo shipments were 2.8 percent up in volume relative to one year previously.
Private sector invests 1.7 billion euro in vocational education
In 2006, the public sector spent 1.7 billion euro (5 percent of total spending on education and 0.3 percent of the GDP) on apprenticeship training programmes and other combinations of education and...
Retail turnover down
Turnover in the retail sector was 3 percent down in January on the same month last year. Retail prices fell by 1 percent in this period, the volume was 2 percent smaller.
House prices 7 percent higher in July
In July 2019, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 7.0 percent higher than in the same month last year.
Turnover accommodation and food services 1.8 percent up
Turnover in the sector accommodation and food services rose by 184 percent in Q4 2018 relative to the preceding quarter.
Exports down by over 2 percent in August
In August 2020, the total volume of goods exports shrank by 2.3 percent year-on-year.
Exports up by 2 percent in February
The total volume of goods exports grew by 2 percent in February year-on-year.
Natural gas trade deficit for the first time in 2018
The Netherlands became a net importer of natural gas last year. Natural gas had an import value of almost 12 billion euros, an increase of 43 percent on 2017.
2.8 billion roses imported from Africa
Africa accounts for 85 percent of imported roses. Kenya and Ethiopia are the main suppliers, chiefly because Dutch rose growers have shifted their activities to these countries. The import price of...
More asylum seekers and following relatives in Q3
In Q3 2020, the number of first-time asylum applications rose to slightly over 4 thousand, just below the pre-COVID-19 level.
Labour disablement benefits down by 60 thousand
In 2005, the number of people in the Netherlands claiming the three most important types of social security benefits declined. The total number of labour disablement benefits dropped by over 60...