28-12-2010Web magazine
Active participants in pension funds which could not satisfy the minimum coverage ratio of 105 percent by the end of 2009 had build up higher claims than participants in pension funds with a sufficient coverage ratio.
21-12-2010Economic monitor
In October 2010, household spending on goods and services was 1.1 percent up on October 2009, as against 1.7 percent in September.
21-12-2010Web magazine
Dutch personal capital was one fifth lower on 1 January 2010 than at the beginning of 2009.
20-12-2010Economic monitor
The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated in December. The consumer confidence index dropped by 7 points and stood at -14. The decline counterbalanced previous improvements in October and November. Confidence in the economic climate in general deteriorated most.
15-12-2010Press release
Poverty has grown in the Netherlands in 2009 and after a long period of decline, the percentage of poor children has increased last year.
02-12-2010Web magazine
In 2008, Dutch households paid 19.2 percent of their gross income in income tax and national insurance contributions. A provisional estimate for 2009 shows a marginal increase to 19.5 percent.
19-11-2010Economic monitor
In September 2010, household spending on goods and services was 1.5 percent up on September 2009. Household consumption growth was marginally higher than in August (1.4 percent).
18-11-2010Economic monitor
The mood among consumers improved for the second month running. In November 2010, the consumer confidence index stood at -7, i.e. 3 points higher than in the previous month. The indicator reached the highest level in nearly three years.
16-11-2010Web magazine
Bloemendaal and Wassenaar are the two municipalities in the Netherlands with the highest per capita income. The richest municipalities are mainly located in the province North Holland, the poorest in east Groningen and south Limburg.
19-10-2010Economic monitor
In August 2010, household spending on goods and services was 1.6 percent up on August 2009.
05-10-2010Web magazine
In 2008, 385 thousand Dutch minors were at risk of growing up in poverty. This means that 11.5 percent of children below 18 years of age grow up in families with incomes that do not exceed 120 percent of the social minimum.
22-09-2010Economic monitor
In July 2010, household spending on goods and services was up by 0.2 percent on July 2009. In June, households spent 1.5 percent more than one year previously.
20-09-2010Economic monitor
The mood among consumers deteriorated in September. The consumer confidence index stood at -14 in September versus -11 in August. Pessimistic consumers outnumber optimistic ones.
20-08-2010Economic monitor
In June 2010, household spending on goods and services was 1.3 percent up on June 2009.
19-08-2010Economic monitor
The mood among consumers has improved for the second month running. The consumer confidence index stood at -11 in August versus -14 in July. Confidence is back at the level of December 2009, after a gradual decline in the first half of 2010, but pessimists still outnumber the optimists.
20-07-2010Economic monitor
In May 2010, household spending on goods and services was 1.2 percent up on May 2009.
20-07-2010Economic monitor
The mood among consumers has lifted in July. The consumer confidence index stood at -14, versus -18 in June. Confidence improved after a gradual decline in the preceding months.
15-07-2010Web magazine
The purchasing power of the Dutch population improved by 1.4 percent last year. The incomes of employers who kept their jobs improved above average, mainly due to wage increases.
24-06-2010Web magazine
Shelf stacking, delivering newspapers and shop assistant are the most popular jobs secondary school pupils do next to their study.
18-06-2010Economic monitor
The mood among consumers has deteriorated over the past few months. This was also the case in June.
18-06-2010Economic monitor
In April 2010, household spending on goods and services was 0.2 percent up on April 2009. The growth was more modest than in March, when households spent 0.7 percent more than one year previously.
15-06-2010Web magazine
The number of women, who have attained economic independence is growing. In 2000, 39 percent of women had reached at least the social security income level for singles versus 46 percent in 2008.
10-06-2010Web magazine
The number of parents receiving childcare allowances is rising continually. In 2009, there were more than half a million recipients, an increase by 11 percent relative to one year previously.
01-06-2010Web magazine
Post-war baby boomers are relatively wealthy. Households, in which the main breadwinner is aged between 50 and 65, are relatively often found in the highest income brackets and more often than people in other income groups, they have accumulated a large personal fortune.
01-06-2010Web magazine
Over 1.1 million households in the Netherlands received a rent allowance in 2008. This cost the government nearly 2 million euro.
01-06-2010Web magazine
The average gross income of Dutch households was more than 56 thousand euro in 2008. Nearly 23 thousand euro, i.e. 40 percent had to be paid in contributions to income and health care insurances and income tax.
21-05-2010Economic monitor
Consumer confidence dropped marginally in May. The indicator stands at -16, as against -15 in April. The indicators economic climate and willingness to buy deteriorated slightly.
21-05-2010Economic monitor
For the first time in over a year, Dutch household consumption has improved.
12-05-2010Web magazine
Nearly half of the 7.2 million households in the Netherlands had a mortgage on their home in 2008. Together, they paid 28 billion euro in mortgage costs, and received more than 10 billion euro back from the government by through tax deductions.
21-04-2010Economic monitor
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.
20-04-2010Economic monitor
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 cautious about spending for more than a year now, but the decline in January and February was far less substantial than in the preceding months.
26-03-2010Press release
Employees retire at a later age. In 2007, the average age of retirement had risen to 62.
25-03-2010Economic monitor
Household spending on goods and services was 0.7 percent lower in January 2010 than in January 2009. In December, household spending still was 2.5 percent down on one year previously. Households have been cautious about spending for more than a year now, but the decline in January was far smaller than in preceding months.
23-03-2010Web magazine
Requests for childcare allowances were submitted for 30 percent of children under the age of twelve in 2008.
18-03-2010Economic monitor
The mood among Dutch consumers has hardly changed in March 2010. The consumer confidence indicator stands at -12, as against -13 in February.
11-03-2010Web magazine
People in the lower income brackets are less active in their leisure time than people in higher income categories.
23-02-2010Web magazine
Rozendaal can claim to be the most prosperous municipality in the Netherlands. Not only does this municipality in the province Gelderland have the largest percentage of households with a high income, in relative terms most households with the largest wealth live there as well.
22-02-2010Economic monitor
Dutch Consumer confidence has decreased slightly, to -13 in February 2010 from -10 in January. Consumers were notably less positive about the future.
19-02-2010Economic monitor
Household spending on goods and services was 2.6 percent lower in December 2009 than in December 2008.
21-01-2010Web magazine
One in every ten employees in the Netherlands do not build up a supplementary pension via their employers.
21-01-2010Economic monitor
Consumer confidence hardly changed in January 2010. The indicator stood at -10, as against -11 in the preceding month. As a result of this minor improvement, the upward trend in consumer confidence continues. Consumers’ opinions on their own financial situation did improve substantially.
21-01-2010Economic monitor
Dutch household spending on goods and services was 2.7 percent lower in November 2009 than in November 2008.
21-01-2010Web magazine
14-01-2010Web magazine
The disposable income of single mothers is considerably lower than that of cohabiting or married mothers. The average disposable income of single mothers was 15 thousand euro in 2008, as against nearly 25 thousand euro for mothers living with partners.
07-01-2010Web magazine
In the third quarter of 2009, the overall disposable income of Dutch households was 3.0 billion euro (i.e. 3.3 percent corrected for inflation) down on one year previously, but their financial capital grew in the second and third quarter of last year, mainly due to positive price developments on the financial markets.
05-01-2010Web magazine
Self-employed households and over-65 couples were the wealthiest categories on 1 January 2009.
