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Netherlands lags behind other OECD countries on labour productivity gains
Labour productivity growth in the Netherlands has slowed more sharply in the Netherlands than in other high-income countries over the past decade, as a result of which the Netherlands has fallen in...
Diminishing gains in labour productivity over past 50 years
Gains in labour productivity have slowed down in recent years compared to previous decades.
Three quarters of business owners aiming to boost productivity
Three quarters of business owners report that they are taking steps to increase the productivity of their business.
Labour productivity increased further in 2022
Labour productivity in the market sector increased by 1.0 percent year-on-year in 2022. A year earlier, labour productivity still improved by 4.3 percent.
Growth accounts; national accounts
Productivity: labour, capital, multi-factor productivity Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2008)
Dutch economy grew by 4.5 percent in 2022
The Dutch economy grew by 4.5 percent in 2022, after growing by 4.9 percent in 2021. Such growth over two consecutive years had not yet been recorded this century
Internationalisation Monitor 2022, fourth quarter – Productivity
In this edition of the Internationalisation Monitor, we relate recalibrated productivity estimates (multifactor productivity) to internationalisation, innovation and business dynamics.
Do firms or workers drive the foreign acquisition wage premium?
An analysis of firm and worker contributions to the foreign acquisition wage premium in the Netherlands.
Labour productivity higher in 2021
In the 2021 pandemic year, labour productivity in the market sector increased by 2.8 percent year on year.
The relationship between R&D investments and exports in the Netherlands
Relationship between R&D and export of goods and services, and the role of productivity therein.
Assessing Public Sector Productivity
A methodological study into the productivity of the Dutch public sector with calculations for the courts, public prosecution service and the police
Labour productivity lower in 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak had a major impact on the Dutch economy and labour productivity in 2020. The market sector saw its productivity decrease by 1.8 percent year-on-year, by far the most drastic...
Productivity in the Dutch Public Sector
A methodological study into the productivity of the Dutch public sector with calculations in two institutions: libraries and fire services
Management quality and productivity
An empirical investigation into the relationship between the management quality of Dutch manufacturing firms and their productivity, innovativeness and portfolio of international activities.
GDP, output and expenditures; value, QNA, 1995-2017
Quarterly data on production, expenditures, income and external economic transactions. Values at current prices and chainlinked volume 2010 prices
Agricultural production in the period 1950-2015
Over the period 1950-2015, the production value of Dutch agriculture increased more than tenfold.
Construction output growing faster than in rest of EU
The output in the Dutch construction industry has grown at a faster pace since Q3 2014 than the average across Europe.
Rising labour productivity does not result in higher remunerations for employees
Adjusted for inflation, the average remuneration per employee has decreased after the outbreak of the credit crunch in 2008, although labour productivity increased. This means that the higher labour...
ICT and Economic growth
In our present-day world, economic growth is mainly achieved through innovation and increased productivity, which puts knowledge and technology at the heart of the economic policy debate. ICT has a...
Are older employees more stress resistant and younger employees more versed in technology?
Statistics Netherlands announced today that older employees are generally believed to be more stress resistant, while younger employees appear to be more versed in adopting new technologies. Opinions...
Bumper apple and pear harvest in 2011
With 418 and 336 million kg respectively, last year was a bumper year for apples and pears. The apple harvest per capita exceeded 25 kilogrammes (kg).
Second estimate first quarter 2011: economic growth 2.8 percent
The Dutch economy improved by 2.8 percent in the first quarter of 2011 relative to one year previously. The second economic growth estimate is 0.4 percentage points below the level of the first...
Economic crisis slows down productivity growth
Dutch industry produced only 0.3 percent more per unit of labour, capital goods, energy, materials and services in 2008 than in 2007. This is the lowest productivity growth since 2002.