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Terms of trade deteriorate further
Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods deteriorated in April 2010 relative to April 2009. Prices of imported goods were 9.0 percent higher, while prices of exported goods rose by 7.0...
Number of bankruptcies drops significantly
In May this year, 420 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt, a decline by more than 70 relative to April. May is the second month in a...
Retail turnover higher
Dutch retailers generated over 3 percent more turnover in March than in March 2009. Turnover increased for the first time after more than a year of losses compared with the same period one year...
Inflation rate down to 1.0 percent
Dutch inflation dropped to 1.0 percent in May, i.e. 0.1 percentage points lower than in April. At the same time, the inflation rate in the eurozone has risen.
Inflation slightly down
In May, Dutch inflation was 1.0 percent, i.e. 0.1 percentage points down on April. The small decrease was mainly caused by petrol price developments.
Interest rate down further
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.0 percent in May, i.e. 0.3 of a percent point lower than in April.
Further recovery for exports
In March, the volume of goods exports was 14 percent up on twelve months previously. This compares with a 10 percent rise in February, but it should be taken into account that the substantial...
Manufacturing prices continue to rise
In April, marketing prices in Dutch manufacturing were nearly 11 percent up on April 2009.
Smaller reduction in number of temp jobs
The Dutch number of hours worked in temp jobs dropped by more than 1 percent in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the fourth quarter of 2009.
Fewer business services providers optimistic about future turnover
In May 2010, the number of Dutch business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months outnumbered those expecting a decrease. However, the difference was less obvious...
Manufacturing stocks decrease continuously for a year
Manufacturers had reduced their stocks of finished products by more than 12 percent in March compared with March 2009.
Fewer unemployed
In the period February-April 2010, unemployment in the Netherlands averaged 459 thousand.
Consumer confidence marginally down
Consumer confidence dropped marginally in May. The indicator stands at -16, as against -15 in April. The indicators economic climate and willingness to buy deteriorated slightly.
Unemployment down
In the period February–April 2010, seasonally adjusted unemployment stood at 437 thousand, a decline by 9 thousand on the period January–March 2010. Unemployment dropped for the first time since the...
Household consumption picks up
For the first time in over a year, Dutch household consumption has improved.
Price decrease houses less substantial
According to the price index of existing owner-occupied houses – a joint publication by Statistics Netherlands and the Land Registry Office – prices of houses sold in April 2010 were on average 2.2...
Manufacturing capacity utilisation increasing again
Following an unprecedented relapse in the first half of 2009, capacity utilisation in the Dutch manufacturing industry started to rise again at the beginning of 2010. The manufacturing industry in...
Further recovery for exports
In March, the volume of goods exports was nearly 14 percent up on twelve months previously. This compares with a 10 percent rise in February, but it should be taken into account that the substantial...
Retail turnover higher
Dutch retailers generated 3 percent more turnover in March than in March 2009. Turnover increased for the first time after more than a year of losses compared with the same period one year previously.
Fewer jobs
The number of jobs of employees was 145 thousand lower in the first quarter of 2010 than in the first quarter of 2009; a fall of 1.8 percent. The decrease is in the same order of magnitude as in the...
Job vacancies continue to fall
The job vacancies in the Netherlands at 113 thousand at the end of March 2010, after correction for seasonal effects.
Increase in manufacturing output
The average daily output of Dutch manufacturing industry was 7 percent up in March 2010 on March 2009. In February, output was 4 percent above the level of February 2009.
Retail turnover up in March
Dutch retailers realised 2.9 percent more turnover in March 2010 than in the same month last year.
Minimal growth for Dutch economy
The Dutch economic growth in the first quarter of 2010 at 0.1 percent compared with the same quarter last year.