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Large drop in turnover for car and motorcycle trade
Turnover in the Dutch car and motorcycle trade was almost 17 percent down in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same period last year. Similar developments are being observed in neighbouring...
Combined institution for education in the arts
A combination of a school for music and a creativity centre.
Westerschelde
The water land inwards from the imaginary line between Vlissingen (Flushing) and Breskens.
Cargotonkilometre
Unit of measurement for transport capacity, representing the transport of a tonne (1000 kilograms) of load capacity over one kilometre.
Mbo diplomas relatively most expensive
The longer an educational programme takes to complete, the more a diploma will cost. However, the price of a diploma correlates a lot more with the previous education routes of students than the...
Marrying
Contracting a marriage.
Days leave
Paid days leave agreed on a yearly basis, including extra days paid leave granted on the basis of age, position, seniority etc.
Higher educated mothers relatively less often single
The lowest share of single mothers is seen in higher educated women.
Pension insurance
An insurance an employer has with a pension fund or insurance company in order to provide the employees with a pension to supplement the benefits under the General Old Age Pension Act (AOW).
CO2 emissions fall while economy rises
It is the third consecutive quarter in which CO2 emission levels fall while the economy is growing
Number of jobs declining further
In the third quarter of 2012, 75 thousand jobs of employees were lost relative to the third quarter of 2011. This is a decline of 0.9 percent. In the first two quarters of 2012, the number of jobs...
Criminal offence
Action, or omission of action punishable by law.
Population hardly growing
The population of the Netherlands grew by fewer than 2 thousand people in the first half of 2006. In the same period last year, the increase was still as many as 7 thousand.
Slower rise in unemployment
472 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period January-March 2010.
Consumers more pessimistic about economic climate
The mood among consumers has deteriorated over the past few months. This was also the case in June.
Moederfeiten
Hoeveel moeders zijn er, en wat is hun kindertal? Zijn er nog grote gezinnen in Nederland?
Selling prices in manufacturing industry up by 9 percent
Factory gate prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were 9 percent higher in October than in the same month last year. The price rise was the same as in September.
Population growth in 2014 nearly 73 thousand: more immigrants and more babies
The population growth rate in the Netherlands has risen again in 2014. The population grew by nearly 73 thousand last year. Immigration increased further to a record high of 181 thousand. Emigration...
More bankruptcies
In October 2010, 535 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt. The number of bankruptcies is considerably higher than in September, when...