22-12-2011Press release
In the third quarter of this year, the number of employee jobs grew by 28 thousand relative to the third quarter of 2010, i.e. a modest increase by 0.3 percent.
22-12-2011Announcement
In the third quarter of 2011, Dutch economic growth was 1.1 percent compared with the same period last year. This second estimate of economic growth is the same as the first estimate published on 15 November.
14-12-2011Web magazine
Just as in 2009, in 2010 the Netherlands had the second highest level of prosperity in the EU.
01-12-2011Web magazine
The activities by Dutch enterprises on and around the North Sea provide jobs, directly or indirectly, to almost a quarter of a million people.
15-11-2011Press release
Tthe Dutch economy grew by 1.1 percent in the third quarter of 2011 compared with same quarter last year.
23-09-2011Web magazine
The contribution of commercial services to the Dutch economy remained stable over the past decade. In the 1980s and 1990s, services became increasingly important.
22-09-2011Press release
In the second quarter of this year, the number of employee jobs was 51 thousand (0.6 percent) up on the same period in 2010. After correction for seasonal variation, the number of jobs increased by 25 thousand relative to the first quarter of 2011.
22-09-2011Announcement
Dutch economic growth was 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2011 compared with the second quarter last year. This second estimate of economic growth is 0.1 of a percent point higher than the first estimate published on 16 August.
05-09-2011Press release
The quality of life is high in the Netherlands compared to other European countries, but it seems impossible to retain this level of prosperity in the long run.
16-08-2011Press release
Dutch economic growth slowed down substantially in the second quarter of 2011.
19-07-2011Web magazine
Over the past decade, the amount of jobs in the care sector increased by 385 thousand. Overall employment growth in the Netherlands was 515 thousand, so three quarters of new jobs in the past ten years were created in the care sector.
05-07-2011Web magazine
Dutch companies quoted on the stock exchange paid more than 7.6 billion euro in dividend in the first half of 2011. This is half a billion euro more than in the first half of 2010.
23-06-2011Press release
In the first quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees grew by 34 thousand relative to the first quarter of 2010.
23-06-2011Announcement
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 estimate dating back to 13 May.
17-05-2011Web magazine
Economic growth is often realised to the detriment of the environment.
13-05-2011Press release
According to the flash estimate, the Dutch economy grew by 3.2 percent in the first quarter of this year relative to the same quarter in 2010. This growth figure is the highest recorded in the last three years.
12-05-2011Web magazine
Employees saved 893 million euro in life-course savings accounts last year, approximately the same amount as in 2009. Withdrawals amounted to 233 million euro, an increase by 45 percent relative to one year previously.
26-04-2011Press release
The total balance in bank savings accounts of Dutch households was more than 7 billion euro on 31 December 2010. This is nearly three times the amount in these accounts twelve months previously.
21-04-2011Press release
The Dutch provinces realised economic growth in 2010 after the 2009 slump.
19-04-2011Web magazine
Investors in Dutch government bonds faced severe losses in the first quarter of 2011.
01-04-2011Press release
The disposable household income in 2010 was lower than in 2009. After correction for inflation, the decline was 1.4 percent, but consumer spending was 0.4 percent higher.
31-03-2011Press release
Last year’s government deficit stood at 5.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), just under the 2009 level. The debt of the Dutch government increased further from 60.8 to 62.7 percent of the GDP.
24-03-2011Press release
In the fourth quarter of last year, the number of jobs of employees grew by 34 thousand (0.4 percent) relative to the fourth quarter of 2009. For the first time in eighteen months, the number of jobs has grown on an annual basis.
24-03-2011Announcement
The Dutch economy grew by 2.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with the same quarter in the previous year. This second estimate of economic growth is 0.1 of a percent point higher than the first estimate published on 15 February.
17-03-2011Web magazine
With 1.7 percent, last year’s economic growth rate in the Netherlands was significantly lower than Germany’s 3.6 percent.
15-02-2011Press release
Dutch economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 2.4 percent compared with the same period in the previous year.
10-02-2011Press release
For the second year in a row, less consumer credit was granted in the Netherlands than in the previous year.
27-01-2011Web magazine
Dutch companies quoted at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange paid out more than 11 billion euro in dividends to their shareholders in 2010.
13-01-2011Web magazine
Energy companies generated more electricity in 2009. As a result, CO2 emissions have grown relative to 2008 and to cover the increase, energy companies have to buy extra emission rights.
