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Fewer jobs

The number of jobs of employees was 145 thousand lower in the first quarter of 2010 than in the first quarter of 2009; a fall of 1.8 percent. The decrease is in the same order of magnitude as in the...

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Job vacancies continue to fall

The job vacancies in the Netherlands at 113 thousand at the end of March 2010, after correction for seasonal effects.

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Increase in manufacturing output

The average daily output of Dutch manufacturing industry was 7 percent up in March 2010 on March 2009. In February, output was 4 percent above the level of February 2009.

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Retail turnover up in March

Dutch retailers realised 2.9 percent more turnover in March 2010 than in the same month last year.

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Minimal growth for Dutch economy

The Dutch economic growth in the first quarter of 2010 at 0.1 percent compared with the same quarter last year.

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Marginal economic growth

The Dutch economy grew by 0.1 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2009. The marginal increase was preceded by five quarters of negative growth.

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Further decrease in job vacancies

After adjustment for seasonal effects, 113 thousand jobs were vacant at the end of March 2010 in the Netherlands, 11 thousand fewer than at the end of December.

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485 bankruptcies in April

In April this year, 485 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt.

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Inflation rises to 1.1 percent

Dutch inflation rose to 1.1 percent in April 2010. This is 0.1 of a percent point higher than in March.

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Dutch inflation slightly up

In April 2010, Dutch inflation was 1.1 percent, i.e. 0.1 of a percent point up on March.

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Interest rate slightly down

The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.3 percent in April, i.e. 0.1 of a percentage point less than in March.

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Manufacturing prices continue to rise

In March, factory gate prices in Dutch manufacturing were nearly 8 percent up on March 2009. The price increase was somewhat more substantial than in February, when prices were 6 percent higher than...

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Economic situation unchanged

The economic situation at the end of April was about the same as it was at the end of March. Most indicators in the Business Cycle Tracer are still in the recession stage. Fourteen of the fifteen...

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Mood among manufacturers improving further

In April 2010, Dutch manufacturers were less pessimistic than in March 2010. The producer confidence index rose from -3.1 to -1.4, the highest level in eighteen months.

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Manufacturing stocks shrink further

Manufacturers had reduced their stocks of finished products by more than 16 percent in February relative to February 2009.

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Business services providers remain optimistic

In April, the number of business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months easily outnumbered those expecting a decline. However, the difference was somewhat less...

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Further recovery for exports

In February, the volume of goods exports was 11 percent up on twelve months previously versus 8 percent in January, but it should be taken into account that the substantial downturn in exports...

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Investment by manufacturing industry down slightly in 2010

In the spring of 2010, Dutch manufacturers estimated that investment would be 2 percent lower in 2010 than in 2009.

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Manufacturers expect slight fall in investment

manufacturing companies in the Netherlands expect to invest 2 percent less in 2010 than in 2009.

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Unemployment up further

In the period January–March 2010, seasonally adjusted Dutch unemployment stood at 447 thousand, an increase of 6 thousand on the period December 2009–February 2010.

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Slower rise in unemployment

472 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period January-March 2010.

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Dutch balance of trade has been favourable for nearly three decades

Last year, the Netherlands exported more than 395 billion euro worth of goods and services. The value of imports amounted to 354 billion euro, resulting in a trade surplus of over 41 billion euro,...

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Price decrease houses less substantial

According to the price index of existing owner-occupied houses prices of houses sold in March 2010 were on average 3.5 percent down on March 2009.

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Dutch consumers much more sombre about the future

The mood among Dutch consumers has deteriorated in April 2010. The consumer confidence indicator stands at -15, against -12 in March. Consumers were clearly more pessimistic about the future.

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Household consumption down

Household spending on goods and services was 1.1 percent lower in February 2010 than in February 2009. In January, household spending was 0.7 percent down on one year previously. Households have been...

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