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CO2 emissions trading system
In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a cost effective manner, the European Union launched an emissions trading scheme in 2005.
Fixed assets
Produced tangible or intangible assets that are used in the production process for longer than one year.
Employees prefer pension security
When asked, most employees who are saving for a pension via their employer reported that they wanted financial security when they retire. The majority preferred not to make do with less pension, even...
Increase in stocks of finished products
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 4.4 percent up in October 2013 from October 2012. In the preceding months, stocks of finished products had been smaller than in the same month one year...
Retail turnover almost 6 percent up in April
The Dutch retail sector achieved 5.7 percent turnover growth in April year-on-year.
Consumers remain positive
Consumer confidence in October 2006 did not change compared to September.
Historical library (archives)
Collection of books, periodicals etc. containing mostly results of historical research based on archives.
Investments almost 4 percent up in March
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 3.8 percent up in March 2019 relative to the same month last year.
Manufacturing output prices hardly changed
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were 0.1 percent up in July 2019 year-on-year.
Growth exports slows down
The total volume of goods exports grew by 3.0 percent in February 2016 compared to February 2015.
New apple varieties increasingly popular
New apple varieties, such as Junami, Kanzi and Rubens have become increasingly popular in recent years. Over the past six years, the area where these varieties are grown has been expanded to 988...
Turnover transport sector dramatically down in first quarter of 2009
Turnover of the transport sector declined by nearly 12 percent in the first quarter of 2009 relative to the same period in 2008. Last year, the transport sector realised a turnover growth of 3...
Germany outperforms Dutch economy
With 1.7 percent, last year’s economic growth rate in the Netherlands was significantly lower than Germany’s 3.6 percent.
Providers of business services more positive
In February, the number of business services providers anticipating turnover growth in the next three months outnumbered those anticipating a decrease by 31 percent, i.e. 13 points above the level in...
Municipal waste
Waste from waste treatment plants. renewable as well as non-renewable.
615 bankruptcies in March
In March, 615 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt versus 622 in February.
Domestic metal consumption
In 2016, domestic consumption of metals was over 40 percent lower than in 2000.
Unemployment further up
According to the latest figures published by Statistics Netherlands, seasonally adjusted unemployment grew by 16 thousand in June 2013 to reach 675 thousand.
Retail turnover over 4 percent up in February
The Dutch retail sector achieved 4.3 percent turnover growth in February 2019.
Dutch car dealers face turnover loss
Dutch car dealers faced a turnover loss of 4.5 percent in 2008. Last year, disappointing sales figures were recorded and the trend continued into the first month of 2009, although 2 percent more cars...