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In the third quarter of 2010, one quarter of the Dutch population aged 15 to 64 years said they did not have or did not want a paid job of at least 12 hours a week.

On 1 May last year, 171 thousand (1.0 percent) of Dutch residents had no health insurance.

Municipalities, provinces and central government in the Netherlands spent nearly 1.5 billion euro on sport in 2008. In the same year they received nearly 0.4 billion euro, for example in rent for...

In the Netherlands, students can obtain a bachelor’s degree in higher vocational education (hbo) and university (wo). Hbo students have one year extra to obtain their bachelor’s degree than...

At the end of 2008 show that by the end of last year, one million employees (18 percent) reported they were concerned about losing their jobs.

Exports from the EU 15 to other countries include increasing amounts of Dutch goods and services.

Dutch consumer confidence increased slightly in August compared to July. This brings confidence almost back to June’s level.

Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings sold in April 2012 were on average 5.2 percent down on April 2011.

According to Statistics Netherlands’ autumn survey of investment expectations, Dutch manufacturers foresee a 24 percent rise in investment next year compared with 2010.

Prices of own homes, excluding new constructions, were on average 2.2 percent higher in October 2014 than in October 2013. The price increase in October was marginally higher than in September.

The median purchasing power of the population in the Caribbean Netherlands increased once again in 2016. On all three islands, the purchasing power of families with young children increased the most.

On 1 January last year, moped ownership in the Netherlands totalled 874 thousand vehicles, an increase by 22 percent relative to two years ago. Regular and light mopeds are gaining increasing...

The number of job vacancies in the Netherlands rose by 17 thousand in the second quarter of 2006.

The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated somewhat in July. The producer confidence indicator stood at -5.2 versus -4.8 in June.

Producer confidence in Dutch manufacturing improved greatly in August, reaching -0.3. In July confidence was -3.7.

Prices of existing owner-occupied houses were on average 2.8 percent lower in August 2011 than in August 2010.