https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/rss-feeds/macro-economie [ "RSS-feed for Macroeconomics" ] en-GB {9AD3D15E-C805-4655-A4A2-611D37A9D3B1} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/26/investment-down-by-3-5-percent-in-april Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {21EA70F3-05C6-4E12-837B-898DE4D0772E} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/25/exports-up-by-over-4-percent-in-april Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {AF5DD005-3533-4EF0-A6FC-E3B1C251E905} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/24/greenhouse-gas-emissions-down-in-the-first-quarter-of-2026 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {55F508F2-D30C-4F12-8AD3-48563E44232F} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/24/manufacturing-output-in-april-almost-5-percent-higher-year-on-year Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {C079D2FD-725F-4068-9E91-87CBECED29FF} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/24/household-consumption-up-by-1-percent-in-april Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {4ACD6004-6913-4721-8114-36387D976AFE} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/24/inflation-at-3-5-percent-in-may Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {B060639D-EA81-4AEE-9AB4-CC6623810573} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/22/economic-picture-equally-negative-in-may Fri, 29 May 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {3A2DFFDF-D4ED-42D4-830B-2F17E75A642D} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/background/2026/21/plastic-flows Application of international guidelines to monitor plastic flows to, from, and within the Dutch economy. Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 +02:00 {FFE62A25-D095-44BC-953A-47D1553DA4B2} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/20/gdp-per-capita-netherlands-ranks-fourth-in-eu-in-2025 Wed, 13 May 2026 11:45:00 +02:00 {7E8CA73C-1F1D-400A-8B02-54D40E0E46C0} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/19/manufacturing-output-in-march-almost-2-percent-higher-year-on-year Fri, 08 May 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {4352578D-F8C7-4CB9-B7D1-44242349D93C} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/19/household-consumption-up-by-almost-1-percent-in-march Wed, 06 May 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {832601BA-ABE9-4345-B31C-605F61266C29} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/18/economic-picture-more-negative-in-april Fri, 01 May 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {FC16F750-92C3-4BC8-8C14-2EAA72EC15E3} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/18/dutch-economy-grows-by-0-1-percent-in-q1-2026 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +02:00 {8D8E56B4-1369-4264-97E6-66916C898021} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/17/investment-in-february-the-same-year-on-year Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {4901671D-0728-4D25-842E-F66DDBB642C8} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/17/labour-productivity-in-the-dutch-economy-up-by-2-4-percent-in-2025 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {40FC2BA7-B01D-402F-9F6A-C879EE9B4CBD} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/16/exports-up-by-1-6-percent-in-february Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {28638C3A-E3E2-4498-AD88-EE0ED31B8858} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/15/manufacturing-output-in-february-almost-1-percent-lower-year-on-year Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {4B932D82-8CC2-44F8-BDAC-8313963AD262} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/15/household-consumption-down-in-february Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {54773327-5DFE-4D48-8C78-D93D861E2C63} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/15/inflation-at-2-7-percent-in-march Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {CEDF6988-3013-4124-9B4D-E2ED36536B17} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/14/economic-picture-slightly-more-negative-in-march Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {EBAE44AF-BF22-4F4E-9EDD-31132FC281E6} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/13/household-disposable-income-rose-by-2-7-percent-in-2025 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {767E63BE-3572-4CDC-9676-7798F3B353A9} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/13/economic-growth-of-0-5-percent-in-q4-2025 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {8B7FCF47-5FB5-4C8F-BE99-718E50636076} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/12/investment-down-by-over-1-percent-in-january Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {D4C37FCD-DDD9-4C1C-BB94-98451C422983} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/12/exports-up-by-over-1-percent-in-january Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {A33B227B-B91C-44BF-9520-8AF670F25454} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/11/increase-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-2025 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {F659C382-D907-4C37-AB92-C24BED2B150C} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/11/household-consumption-in-january-the-same-year-on-year Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {F2C87E80-12B4-4198-97A6-EDB196B63CDA} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/11/inflation-also-at-2-4-percent-in-february Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {8D76A1D1-A7DC-42D5-A038-40B6D08D9E36} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/11/manufacturing-output-in-january-over-1-percent-higher-year-on-year Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {4BCC381B-48BC-43F3-BCD0-E6BDD337EA69} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/10/labour-productivity-in-the-transport-sector-unchanged-over-the-past-decade Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {5A70AA62-8CB7-49C5-89AC-781F06FAE3BC} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/09/economic-picture-slightly-less-negative-in-february The economic picture was slightly less negative in February than in January, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer. In the Tracer for February, 9 of the 13 indicators were below their long-term trend. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {73264E07-5DEE-4C98-BA7B-F41782FBA3B1} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/08/investment-down-by-almost-3-percent-in-december In December 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 2.6 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). This was mainly due to less investment in other road transport (lorries, trailers, vans, etc.) and aircraft. However, more has been invested in passenger cars, buildings, machinery (including defence equipment) and infrastructure. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {41AD597A-DAD3-449A-B99F-0652F2F7AAF9} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/07/inflation-down-to-2-4-percent-in-january Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 2.4 percent more expensive in January 2026 than they were in January 2025. Inflation in the month of December 2025 was 2.8 percent, year on year. The price change for food and non-alcoholic beverages contributed most to the decline in inflation. The January inflation rate is the same as the flash estimate published on 4 February. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {C4309EC2-83C0-43AD-9B28-7B775A0BB617} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/07/exports-up-by-over-7-percent-in-december In December 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 7.1 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Export volumes were higher for machinery and petroleum products. The volume of goods imported was up by 5.8 percent on December 2024. This was mainly due to imports of crude oil and natural gas, electronic products and food, beverages and tobacco. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {B08266D6-B47C-43AC-973E-D1A4F090121C} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/07/manufacturing-output-in-december-over-1-percent-higher-year-on-year In December 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 1.3 percent higher than it was in December 2024, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Output was up in less than half of the underlying sectors. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {09EF52F1-507A-4D8B-8FEA-FB47193D657F} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/06/household-consumption-up-by-0-8-percent-in-december Households spent 0.8 percent more on goods and services in December 2025, year on year, according to figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Households consumed more goods and more services. In the previous month, November 2025, consumption had increased by 0.9 percent. Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {6A240EB3-8AD9-40FF-9216-2F528F84A0AA} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/06/economic-picture-slightly-more-negative-in-january The economic picture was slightly more negative in January than in December, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer. In the Tracer for January, 9 of the 13 indicators were below their long-term trend. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {45BE9185-F6D0-482B-843D-F27C802DC1E6} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/05/dutch-economy-grows-by-0-5-percent-in-q4-2025 According to the first estimate from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on the data currently available, gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.5 percent in Q4 2025 relative to the previous quarter. In Q3 the economy also grew by 0.5 percent. The growth that occurred in Q4 was mainly due to exports and public consumption. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +01:00 {072A6C7D-C15B-42BD-8B70-697CDDFD13B2} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/04/investment-down-by-over-4-percent-in-november In November 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 4.1 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). This was mainly due to less investment in other road transport (lorries, trailers, vans, etc.). However, more has been invested in machinery (including defence equipment), passenger cars and infrastructure. Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {D317F7AB-7B54-43E5-8168-C4B21671AC02} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/03/exports-up-by-nearly-5-percent-in-november In November 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 4.7 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Export volumes were higher for transport equipment and machinery. The volume of goods imported was up by 5.5 percent on November 2024. This was mainly due to imports of crude oil and natural gas and transport equipment. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {D94B66B8-D8CF-4129-BA52-5EA1C901819F} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/03/inflation-decreases-to-2-8-percent-in-december Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 2.8 percent more expensive in December 2025 than they were in December 2024. Inflation in the month of November was 2.9 percent, year on year. The December inflation rate is the same as the flash estimate published on 7 January. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {05744508-1820-432D-9404-33CF70A13561} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/02/manufacturing-output-in-november-nearly-1-percent-higher-year-on-year In November 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.7 percent higher than it was in November 2024, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Output was up in half of the underlying sectors. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {ADC5A777-8063-489C-8B39-90E640133C41} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/02/household-consumption-up-by-0-5-percent-in-november According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), households spent 0.5 percent more on goods and services in November 2025, year on year. Households bought more services, in particular. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {339A2A3F-5502-43FF-BFA1-03BE55091C5B} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/01/economic-picture-slightly-less-negative-in-december The economic picture was slightly less negative in December than in November, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer. In the Tracer for December, 10 of the 13 indicators were below their long-term trend. Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00 {5044E106-E33C-447C-A608-1D5335E2D529} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2025/52/economic-growth-of-0-5-percent-in-q3-2025 According to the second estimate from Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.5 percent in Q3 2025 relative to Q2 2025. According to the first estimate published on 30 October, growth was 0.4 percent. The second GDP estimate is always published around 85 days after the end of each quarter. Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00 {BE05E3B3-E697-42EC-8F22-ABD51CE80AE4} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2025/52/investment-slightly-down-in-october In October 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 0.4 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). This was mainly due to less investment in other road transport (lorries, trailers, vans, etc.). However, more has been invested in machinery (including defence equipment), infrastructure and passenger cars. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00 {6B2F1EB6-8851-47D5-9166-6C20E30EE7F0} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2025/50/exports-up-by-almost-6-percent-in-october In October 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 5.6 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Export volumes were higher for machinery, crude oil and natural gas and electronic products. The volume of goods imported was up by 0.6 percent on October 2024. This was mainly due to imports of crude oil and natural gas and petroleum products. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00 {AC352D18-E411-494E-865B-5851AC344877} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2025/50/greenhouse-gas-emissions-virtually-unchanged-in-q3-2025 Greenhouse gas emissions remained approximately at the same level in Q3 2025 as in Q3 2024 (+0.1 percent). Emissions from the electricity sector were higher because more coal was consumed, while manufacturing and the built environment emitted less. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)/Emissions Register report this on the basis of provisional quarterly figures on greenhouse gas emissions, in accordance with the IPCC guidelines. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00 {D6158B74-3F45-4082-B223-3C64DCC77A96} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2025/50/manufacturing-output-almost-2-percent-higher-in-october-year-on-year In October 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 1.9 percent higher than it was in October 2024, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Output was up in 60 percent of the underlying sectors. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00 {C48BAAA2-4157-48AA-91F3-5F47CA9C98BC} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2025/50/household-consumption-up-by-almost-1-percent-in-october According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), households spent 0.8 percent more on goods and services in October 2025, year on year. Households bought more goods and services. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00 {9B56EB04-6A6A-4D19-B77F-023374C455D6} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/publication/2025/50/the-caribbean-netherlands-in-numbers-2025 The Caribbean Netherlands in Numbers 2025 provides an overview of the latest figures on the Caribbean Netherlands – economy and society. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +01:00