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manufacturing output marginally down in February
According to Statistics Netherlands, the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 0.2 percent lower in February 2015 than in February 2014. The decline was less substantial...
Economic situation improves slightly
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation has improved slightly in May.
Manufacturing output 1 percent down in March
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.0 percent down in March 2019 compared to the same month one year previously.
Household spending almost 2 percent up in June
Dutch consumers spent 1.7 percent more in June 2019 than in June 2018.
Economic situation improves considerably
ccording to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation improved considerably in May 2015 relative to April. In the period between summer 2013 and spring 2014,...
Producer confidence hardly changed
Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers has hardly changed in December 2019.
More bankruptcies in October, downward trend
The number of corporate bankruptcies has increase in October.
Inflation rate drops marginally
Dutch inflation was 2.6 percent in October, 0.1 percentage points lower than in September. Prices charged for airline tickets and petrol largely accounted for the decline.
number of bankruptcies stable
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the number of bankruptcies, adjusted for the number of court session days, was approximately the same in July 2015 as in June.
Exports marginally up in June
The volume of exports of goods was 0.9 percent up in June 2013 from June 2012. Exports growth was marginally smaller than in May (1.1 percent). In April, exports were still 2.0 percent down from one...
Retirement age employees further up
The average age of retirement for employees in the Netherlands had risen to 62.7 years in 2010 and the increase was observed across all sectors. More than 70 thousand employees went into retirement...
Major cities hit less hard by recession
Last year, the economy shrank across nearly all provinces. The economy in the province of Friesland shrank most dramatically (1.5 percent), but the contraction was also above the national average of...
Top sectors employ over 1.6 million people
The so-called top sectors include more than 260 thousand businesses. Together, they accounted for more than one third of total output value in 2010. Two thirds of spending on innovation projects by...
Consumption down in October
The volume of domestic consumption was 0.6 percent smaller in October 2003 than twelve months previously. According to figures the decrease was caused by lower spending on durable goods. Spending on...
Moderate growth exports
The volume of exports of goods increased by nearly 5 percent in June from twelve months previously. The growth of the volume of exports has remained fairly stable over the past months. The volume of...
Dutch inflation remains stable
Dutch inflation was 2.3 percent in September, just as in July and August. Prices for air tickets had an upward effect on inflation in September, but prices for new cars had a downward effect. On...
Exports up in February
Goods exported from the Netherlands amounted to a value of 19.4 billion euro in February 2004. This is 1 percent more than in February 2003. The value of imported goods was 1 percent lower at 16.9...
Foreign trade growing
The value of goods imported to and exported from the Netherlands was higher in April 2004 than in April 2003. Imports were 5 percent higher at 17.7 billion euro, exports amounted to 19.9 billion...
bankruptcies fall to 6.5-year low
According to Statistics Netherlands, 370 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt in May this year, i.e. 84 down from the preceding month.
Inflation up on Bonaire and Saba
In the third quarter of 2013, inflation was 1.8 percent on Bonaire and 1.4 percent on Saba. These rates were higher than in the previous quarter. On St Eustatius, inflation was down slightly, at 1.7...
turnover manufacturing industry down in third quarter
In the third quarter of 2014, Dutch manufacturing industry recorded a negative turnover growth of 1.7 percent relative to the same period last year. This is the first turnover decline after four...
Employment falls further
The number of jobs of employees was 121 thousand (1.5 percent) lower in the first quarter of 2013 than in the same period one year previously. It is the fifth consecutive quarter that the number of...
Foreign companies in the Netherlands: small number, considerable turnover
One percent of companies in the Netherlands are foreign-owned. These companies contribute disproportionately to the Dutch economy, however.