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Relatively more women unemployed in the course of time
The economic crisis pushed up unemployment in the Netherlands to 4.8 percent in 2009. This is still very low compared with the towering levels in the 1930s.
Outcome monitor districts approach, First Progress report (Dutch only)
This report describes the most recent figures, and changes since the zero base measurement for the 40 designated problem districts in the Netherlands.Commissioned by: Ministry of Housing, Spatial...
Greenhouse gas emissions further down due to economic crisis
Total emission of greenhouse gases in the Netherlands fell for the fifth consecutive year in 2009. With 201 billion CO2 equivalents, total emissions were nearly 6 percent below the level of 1990, the...
Investment ratio exceptionally low
In 2009, the value of fixed capital formation in the Netherlands was 19 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). The investment ratio was exceptionally low.
Turnover transport sector dramatically down in 2009
Loss of turnover in the transport sector was nearly 13 percent last year compared to 2008. Maritime transport, air transport, forwarding agents and inland shipping suffered most.
Car and motorcycle sales collapse
Last year, car and motorcycle sales were nearly 17 percent down on 2008. The sales collapse is predominantly caused by the worldwide recession and the lack of trust as shown by consumers and the...
Turnover sector hotels and restaurants further down in 2009
Turnover volume in the sector hotels and restaurants slumped by 7.4 percent in 2009 relative to the preceding year. The decline was twice as bad as in 2008. Such a dramatic downturn has not been...
Fewer extra hours worked in second half of 2009
Last year, 38 percent of employees were doing overtime on a regular basis. This percentage has hardly changed in recent years and also remained stable during the economic crisis.
Unemployment rate 11 percent among people with non-western background
As a result of the economic crisis, unemployment in the non-western population in the Netherlands has risen in 2009 for the first time since 2005.
More self-employed without personnel chuck it in
In the first quarter of 2009, there were nearly 630 thousand self-employed without personnel (zzp workers). Their number declined by more than 20 thousand relative to the third quarter of 2009.
Effects recession on air transport sector diminishing
The volume of passengers and cargo shipped through Dutch airports declined further in the third quarter of 2009 relative to one year previously, but the decline slowed down compared to the first and...
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.
Quoted companies pay less dividend to shareholders
In the first three quarters of 2009, companies quoted on the stock exchange paid 8.6 billion euro less in dividends to their shareholders. They also bought back nearly 1 billion euro worth of own...
Sharp fall in business-related hotel stays
The number of nights spent in Dutch hotels by people on business trips fell by 6 percent in 2008, to 15.7 million. The fall has been continuing in 2009: in the first five months the number of nights...