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How do we keep the earth inhabitable for humans and other species?
Climate change, chemical pollution, acidification of the oceans - these are all examples of what happens when we go beyond the limits of what our planet can support: planetary boundaries.
Investment up by over 2 percent in March
In March 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was up by 2.2 percent year on year.
Turnover in accommodation and food services sector up by 3.3 percent in Q3
Turnover in the accommodation and food services sector was up by 3.3 percent in Q3 2025, year on year.
Inflation at 3.3 percent in May according to flash estimate
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports in a flash estimate that the CPI-measured inflation rate stood at 3.3 percent in May 2025.
Household consumption slightly up in April
Household spending was 0.2 percent higher in April 2025 than it was in April 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Business confidence down again in Q2 2025
Business confidence has fallen for the second consecutive quarter, reaching -7.5 in the second quarter of 2025
Foreign-controlled multinational subsidiaries most profitable
In 2020, subsidiaries of foreign-controlled multinationals had the highest profit ratio of all non-financial corporations in the Netherlands.
Rent increase dwellings; income class
Rent increase Type of dwelling and income class
Two-thirds of businesses are struggling with staff shortages
Two-thirds of entrepreneurs are dealing with shortage of staff.
More transactions and price increases in new-build homes in Q4 2024
In the fourth quarter of 2024, there were 38 percent more new-build transactions than in Q4 of 2023.
Most solar panels installed at commercial premises
The total installed capacity of solar panels rose to 28.6 gigawatt (peak capacity) in 2024, almost 60 percent of which was installed in or around commercial premises
Exports up by over 3 percent in March
In March 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 3.2 percent year on year.
Largest harvest of ware potatoes and seed onions in 25 years
The gross yield for ware potatoes in 2025 are up by nearly 37 percent on 2024.
Life expectancy forecast for 65-year-olds: 20.96 years in 2030
According to current projections by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), life expectancy at the age of 65 will stand at 20.96 years in 2030.
Investment down by almost 4 percent in February
In February 2024, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 3.6 percent year on year.
Misunderstandings due to multilingualism in the workplace
The majority of respondents (64 percent) say that when colleagues speak more than one language, this rarely leads to misunderstandings.
Household consumption up by almost 1 percent in March
Household spending was 0.9 percent higher in March 2025 than it was in March 2024, adjusted for price changes.
House prices up by 10.6 percent in February
In February 2025, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding newbuild homes) were 10.6 percent higher than one year previously, on average.
Number of women killed by partner or ex unchanged in 15 years
An average of 22 women were killed each year by their partner or ex-partner between 2020 and 2024 (including cases where a partner or ex-partner was the perpetrator or presumed perpetrator).
Economic growth is outpacing population growth
The Dutch economy was 21.2 percent larger in 2024 than it was in 2014, after adjusting for price changes
Butterfly numbers continue to fall, including common species
The Netherlands’ butterfly population declined by 56 percent between 1992 and 2024.
Fewer bankruptcies in March
The number of corporate bankruptcies, adjusted for court session days, has decreased.
Turnover in accommodation and food services sector up by 5.5 percent in Q2
Turnover in the accommodation and food services sector was up by 5.5 percent in Q2 2025, year on year.
April inflation rate 4.1 percent according to flash estimate
In its flash estimate for April, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the CPI-measured inflation rate stood at 4.1 percent.
Exports up by almost 3 percent in February
In February 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 2.9 percent year on year.