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More vehicle traffic than ever in the Netherlands
Dutch vehicle traffic reached unprecedented levels in 2017. The total annual mileage by road users including passenger cars, delivery vans, heavy goods vehicles and buses amounted to 147.6 billion...
Highest operating result in pharmaceutical industry
The pharmaceutical industry achieved the highest operating result within the industry in 2015.
Half of Dutch employees have little confidence in own pension fund
Over half (55 percent) of employees who build up their pension via their employers have little or even no confidence in their pension fund or pension insurer. This is especially the case for...
GDP growth rate 0.4 percent in Q3 2019
According to the first estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands GDP expanded by 0.4 percent in Q3 2019 relative to the previous quarter.
More deaths among cyclists than car occupants in 2017
In 2017, more cyclists than car occupants died in traffic accidents, of whom 1/4 on an e-bike.
900 transsexuals in the Netherlands
On 31 December 2009, there were 900 transsexuals in the Netherlands; 850 of them were included in the 15-65 age category (potential labour force).
Short-term unemployment further down
In the second quarter, 322 thousand people were out of work for less than one year, i.e. 81 thousand fewer than in the same quarter in 2014. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the number of...
EU target early school leavers within reach for the Netherlands
In 2008, more than 11 percent of pupils in the Netherlands left school prematurely, making it feasible for the Netherlands to comply with the target of 10 percent in 2010 set by the European Union...
Universities and vocational colleges largest consumers of natural gas
On average, universities and vocational colleges were the largest consumers of natural gas within the sector services in 2010 followed by hospitals. Per connection to the electricity grid, transport...
Exports up by almost 2 percent in September
The total volume of goods exports grew by 1.8 percent in September year-on-year. Growth was higher than in the previous month.
Calendar
Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 1-5 September 2008 (Week 36).
Sickness absence lowest among hotel and restaurant workers
The sickness absence rate among employees in the Netherlands was 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2011.
Fewer men economically independent
Economic independence among men has deteriorated during the recession, but remained at the same level among women. In 2014 more than 65 percent of employed 15 to 64-year-olds had an income at social...
Half of people willing to work not immediately available or not actively looking for work
A total of 815 thousand people in the Netherlands would like to work twelve hours a week or more. Approximately half of them are not immediately available for the labour market or are not actively...
Seven out of ten Caribbean Dutch in employment
In 2016, 6.7 percent of Bonaire's labour force were unemployed. On St Eustatius: 7.1 percent; on Saba 3.3 percent.
Positive about their homes, negative about their financial situation
The majority of adults in the Netherlands are satisfied with life in general. They are the most positive about the homes they live in, the least positive about their financial situation.
Economic contraction of 1.7 percent in Q1 2020
According to the first estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), which is based on currently available data, gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 1.7 percent in Q1 2020 relative to Q4...