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30-12-2011Economic monitor Selling prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were nearly 8 percent higher in November 2011 than in November 2010. The price increase was in the same order of magnitude as in October.

27-12-2011Economic monitor Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were nearly 12 percent higher in October 2011 than in October 2010, equalling September’s growth rate. Stocks of finished products have been above the level of twelve months previously for almost a year now.

27-12-2011Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers improved in December. Producer confidence rose from -4.8 in November to -1.3 in December. Manufacturers were notably less negative about future output. In the two preceding months, producer confidence had diminished

13-12-2011Web magazine Electricity production in the Netherlands amounted to 118 billion KWh in 2010. This is 4 percent more than in 2009.

09-12-2011Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of nearly 7 percent in October 2011 compared with twelve months previously.

09-12-2011Economic monitor The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 1 percent higher in October 2011 than in October 2010.

30-11-2011Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated further in November. Sentiments about future output, in particular were more negative. The producer confidence indicator dropped from –3.2 in October to – 4.8 in November. The manufacturing industry has not been this depressed for almost two years.

30-11-2011Economic monitor Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 12 percent up in September 2011 on September 2010. Stocks of finished products have been above the level of twelve months previously for nine months in a row now.

30-11-2011Economic monitor Selling prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were 8 percent higher in October 2011 than in October 2010. The price increase was less substantial than in preceding months. In August and September manufacturing prices were nearly 10 percent higher than one year previously.

29-11-2011Press release Manufacturing companies expect fixed capital formation to increase by 5 percent in 2012 compared with this year.

18-11-2011Web magazine As yet, the production of wind energy is still cost-ineffective, but public financial support compensates for the losses.

08-11-2011Economic monitor The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was more than 2 percent higher in September 2011 than in September 2010. Production growth was marginally up on August.

08-11-2011Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 13 percent in September 2011 relative to twelve months previously. In August, turnover growth was 16 percent. Prices of manufactured products were almost 10 percent higher than in September 2010.

28-10-2011Economic monitor Selling prices in Dutch manufacturing industry were nearly 10 percent higher in September 2011 than in September 2010. The price increase is the same as in August.

24-10-2011Economic monitor Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 15 percent up in August 2011 on August 2010.

24-10-2011Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated in October. The producer confidence indicator dropped from – 0.5 in September to – 3.2 in October, bringing the indicator at the same level as in August.

11-10-2011Economic monitor The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was more than 1 percent higher in August 2011 than in August 2010.

11-10-2011Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 16 percent in August 2011 relative to August 2010.

30-09-2011Economic monitor Selling prices in Dutch manufacturing industry were nearly 10 percent higher in August 2011 than in August 2010. The price increase is somewhat less substantial than in July, when selling prices were slightly less than 10 percent up on the same month last year.

26-09-2011Economic monitor In July 2011, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were nearly 12 percent up on July 2010. Growth was more substantial than in the preceding months. In May and June, manufacturing stocks were 10 percent larger than twelve months previously.

26-09-2011Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers improved in September. The producer confidence indicator rose from – 3.3 in August to – 0.5 in September. In the five preceding months, producer confidence had slumped.

08-09-2011Economic monitor The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 3 percent higher in July 2011 than in July 2010. Production growth was slightly higher than in June.

08-09-2011Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 13 percent in July 2011 relative to July 2010. In June, turnover was 9 percent up on one year previously.

30-08-2011Economic monitor Selling prices in Dutch manufacturing industry were 10 percent higher in July 2011 than in July 2010. The price increase is more substantial than in June, when selling prices were 9 percent up on the same month last year.

25-08-2011Economic monitor In June 2011, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were nearly 8 percent up on June 2010. Growth still was substantial, though marginally below the level of the preceding two months.

25-08-2011Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated in August. The producer confidence indicator dropped from -2.2 in July to -3.3 in August. August was the fifth month in a row, in which producer confidence diminished.

05-08-2011Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 8 percent in June 2011 relative to June 2010. In May, turnover was 24 percent up on one year previously. The working-day and holiday pattern in June 2011 was very different from June 2010.

05-08-2011Economic monitor The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was over 2 percent higher in June 2011 than in June 2010. Output growth was the same as in May.

05-08-2011Article Output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 2.4 percent higher in June 2011 than in June 2010. Production has been higher than one year previously for almost eighteen months now, although it is still below the pre-crisis level.

29-07-2011Economic monitor Dutch Manufacturers raised their prices by 9 percent in June 2011 relative to June 2010. For the third month running, the price increase was less substantial than in the preceding month.

25-07-2011Economic monitor In May 2011, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 9 percent up on May 2010. The growth rate was more substantial than in previous months.

25-07-2011Economic monitor Producer confidence in manufacturing industry plummeted in July. The producer confidence indicator dropped by more than 4 points from 2.0 in June to – 2.2 in July.

08-07-2011Economic monitor The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 3 percent higher in May 2011 than in May 2010.

08-07-2011Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 23 percent in May 2011 relative to May 2010.

30-06-2011Economic monitor Factory gate prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were over 10 percent higher in May than twelve months previously.

24-06-2011Economic monitor In April 2011, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were nearly 8 percent up on April 2010. April was the fourth month in a row in which stocks of finished products were up on one year previously. The index stocks of finished products (2005=100) stood at 103.3, i.e. 1 point above the March level.

24-06-2011Economic monitor Producer confidence fell slightly in June. The confidence indicator stood at 2.0, as against 3.1 in May.

09-06-2011Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 13 percent in April 2011 relative to April 2010. The growth rate was less substantial than in February and March. Turnover growth was almost entirely due to higher selling prices. Prices of manufactured products were nearly 12 percent higher in April than one year previously.

09-06-2011Economic monitor The average daily output generated in Dutch manufacturing industry was nearly 1 percent higher in April 2011 than in April 2010. Production growth slowed down further. Year-on-year production growth had already been significantly lower in March (3 percent) than in February (9 percent). Manufacturing output is still below the pre-crisis level.

30-05-2011Economic monitor Factory gate prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were almost 12 percent higher in April than twelve months previously. The price increase was slightly less substantial than in March and February, when prices were nearly 13 percent up on one year previously.

24-05-2011Economic monitor Producer confidence fell slightly in May. The indicator stood at 3.1, as against 4.6 in April.

24-05-2011Economic monitor In March 2011, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were over 6 percent up on March 2010.

10-05-2011Economic monitor The average daily output generated in Dutch manufacturing industry was more than 3 percent higher in March 2011 than in March 2010.

10-05-2011Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 17 percent in March 2011 relative to the same month in 2010.

29-04-2011Economic monitor Factory gate prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were almost 13 percent up in March on twelve months previously.

28-04-2011Web magazine The share of renewable energy in total Dutch energy consumption dropped from 4.2 percent in 2009 to 3.8 percent in 2010, partly because total energy consumption has grown and also because the use of biofuels in road traffic declined.

28-04-2011Article The consumption of biofuels decreased from 3.5 percent of all petrol and diesel consumed in road transport in 2009, to 2 percent in 2010. The consumption of biodiesel fell from 3.5 to 1.5 percent. The consumption of biopetrol remained constant at 3 percent of all petrol.

26-04-2011Economic monitor In February 2011, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were over 2 percent up on February 2010. For the second month running, stocks of finished products were higher than one year previously.

26-04-2011Economic monitor Producer confidence fell slightly in April. The indicator stood at 4.6, as against 5.8 in March. The indicator dropped mainly because manufacturers’ opinions on their stocks deteriorated considerably. In March, producer confidence had reached the highest level in three years.

26-04-2011Press release Dutch manufacturing companies expect to invest 25 percent more this year than in 2010. This optimism is around the same level as six months ago, when they expected an increase of  24 percent.

08-04-2011Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth by more than 23 percent in February 2011 relative to the same month in 2010.

08-04-2011Economic monitor The average daily output of Dutch manufacturing industry was over 9 percent higher in February 2011 than in February 2010.

07-04-2011Web magazine Energy consumption was more than 7 percent higher in 2010 than in 2009. Annual energy consumption has never been this high.

30-03-2011Economic monitor The growth rate of prices of manufactured products has accelerated in the past months. February’s selling prices were almost 13 percent up on twelve months previously.

25-03-2011Economic monitor In January, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were over 5 percent up on January 2010.

25-03-2011Economic monitor Producer confidence soared in March 2011. The indicator stood at 5.8 versus 1.7 in February. As a result, producer confidence reached the highest level in three years.

17-03-2011Web magazine One third of total Dutch imports of crude oil came from Russia in 2010, followed at a distance by the United Kingdom. Saudi Arabia’s importance has waned in recent years.

15-03-2011Economic monitor The average daily output of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 7 percent higher in January 2011 than in January 2010. Output growth was about 2 percent up on the previous three months. Output was still slightly below the pre-crisis level.

15-03-2011Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers realised a 19 percent turnover increase in January 2011 compared to the same month in 2010. This is the highest increase in manufacturing turnover ever measured.

01-03-2011Web magazine The generation of electricity by Dutch wind turbines was reduced by approximately 13 percent last year. The reduction is mainly caused by the fact that 2010 was a less windy year.

28-02-2011Economic monitor Prices in manufacturing industry increased further in January. Selling prices were more than 11 percent up on twelve months previously, i.e. half a percentage point higher than in December 2010.

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21-02-2011Economic monitor The confidence among manufacturers declined slightly in February. The producer confidence indicator stood at 1.7 versus 2.7 in January.

08-02-2011Economic monitor The average daily output of Dutch manufacturing industry was 5 percent higher in December 2010 than in December 2009. Output growth was nearly equal to October and November. Although manufacturing output in all months of 2010 was up on the corresponding month in 2009, output was still below the pre-economic crisis level.

08-02-2011Economic monitor Manufacturers realised a 15 percent turnover increase in December 2010 compared to the same month in 2009. This growth rate is marginally down on November, when turnover increased by 16 percent.

28-01-2011Economic monitor Factory gate prices in Dutch manufacturing industry were almost 11 percent higher in December than in December 2009. In November, prices rose by over 9 percent compared with one year previously.

24-01-2011Economic monitor The mood among manufacturers improved a little in January. The producer confidence indicator stood at 2.7 versus 2.5 in December 2010.

24-01-2011Economic monitor In November, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were almost 2 percent down on November 2009.

13-01-2011Economic monitor The average daily output of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 5 percent higher in November 2010 than in November 2009. The output growth was equal to October. Although manufacturing output in each month of 2010 was up on the corresponding month in 2009, output was still below the pre-economic crisis level.

13-01-2011Economic monitor Manufacturers realised an 16 percent turnover increase in November 2010 compared to the same month in 2009. This growth rate is much higher than in October, when turnover increased by 11 percent.