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Prices manufacturing industry continue to fall
Selling prices of products manufactured in the Netherlands were 3.7 percent down in November from November 2013. In October, prices were 2.1 percent down from twelve months previously. According to...
Retail sales marginally up
Retail sales were 0.5 percent higher in May than twelve months previously. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent higher.
Retail turnover marginally up
Retail turnover in August 2012 was nearly 1 percent up on August 2011. Retail prices were nearly 2 percent higher; the volume of retail sales was 1 percent down on twelve months previously.
Sustained economic contraction
The Dutch economy shrank by 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the third quarter. It was the second consecutive quarter showing negative quarter-on-quarter growth.
Substantial reduction in corporate tax burden
In 2006, the burden of corporate tax for the largest non-financial companies in the Netherlands was 20.9 percent. This was 7.4 percentage points lower than in 2004.
Dutch spent to the tune of 15 billion euro on holidays last year
Altogether, Dutch tourists took more than 36 million holidays last year. They spent 15 billion euro; over 12 billion euro was spent on holidays abroad.
Fire services; fires, victims and rescues, employees, costs 1985-2013
Fires by cause and object, indoor fires, outdoor fires, victims and rescues, employees, fire equipment, costs
More bankruptcies
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that, adjusted for court session days, the number of bankruptcies rose by 47 in October 2015 relative to September. The number of bankruptcies increased notably...
One-quarter more exporters to the US
In 2018, more than 8.9 thousand companies in the Netherlands exported goods to the United States, i.e. over one-quarter more than in 2015.
Caribbean Netherlands, Bonaire: employed population; characteristics 2010
Employed population Bonaire by sex, position in the job and gross monthly income
Increased R&D spending in 2016
R&D expenditure in the Netherlands in 2016
Economic growth slowing down
According to a first estimate released by Statistics Netherlands, economic growth was 2.8 percent in the second quarter of 2008 relative to the same period last year.
Dutch government deficit 2.5 percent in 2013
Figures released by Statistics Netherlands today show that Dutch government deficit amounted to 2.5 percent of GDP in 2013. This puts it below the European norm of 3 percent for the first time in...
Number of bankruptcies hardly changes
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the number of bankruptcies rose by 1 in November 2015 relative to October. Most bankruptcies were filed in the trade sector.
more goods entering seaports, larger ships
The volume of goods arriving in Dutch seaports rose by 24 percent between 2000 and 2013. Last year, 388 million tonnes of goods arrived by sea, mostly bulk and container goods. The number of ships...
Inflation unchanged
Dutch inflation stood at 2.5 percent in February 2012, i.e. the same rate as in January.
Manufacturing industry hit hard by economic recession
The economic recession has hit the European manufacturing industry particularly hard. In the Netherlands, however, the manufacturing sector has suffered less than average.
Manufacturing output prices down in August
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products decreased by 0.8 percent year-on-year in August 2019. Prices were down for the first time in three years.
EU webshop sales nearly 20 percent up in the Netherlands
In Q3 2019, Dutch consumers purchased 455 million euros worth of products from foreign EU webshops.