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Investments over 4 percent up in July
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 4.4 percent up in July 2019 relative to the same month last year.
Household spending almost 2 percent up in July
Dutch consumers spent 1.7 percent more in July 2019 than in July 2018.
Passenger car mileage at record high in 2018
Dutch passenger vehicles covered a record distance of 121.4 bn km in 2018, an increase of 1.2 percent on 2017. This was mainly on account of business-owned vehicles. Diesel mileage declined again...
One in five Dutch adults very happy
Over one-fifth of the Dutch population aged 18 years or older consider themselves very happy. They rate their degree of happiness with a score of 9 or 10.
Living ever longer without physical limitations
Life expectancy without physical limitations and in good self-perceived health is projected to rise until 2040.
Feelings of insecurity by background characteristics
Feelings of insecurity due to crime Scared to be at home alone, or open the front door, scary places etc.
Labour market recovery continues more slowly
The recovery of the Dutch labour market continued in the first quarter of 2015 albeit somewhat slower. There was a job increase of 6 thousand, reaching 9.8 million, plus another 40 thousand jobs in...
Over 100 thousand jobs lost
In the first quarter of 2004 there were 107 thousand employee jobs less than in the first quarter of 2003. This means that job losses reached 1.4 percent. For the first time the number of women’s...
Economic outlook more positive again
In August 2021, the economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has become more positive.
Exports up by 1 percent in July
The total volume of goods exports grew by 1.0 percent in July year-on-year.
Netherlands: not all SDGs set by UN achieved
On 25 September 2015 the United Nations formulated 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Investments nearly the same year-on-year
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was nearly the same as in June 2018.
Week 7 mortality slightly below expected level
In the third week of February (week 7, 14 to 20 February 2022 inclusive), estimated mortality stood at 3,400. This is over 150 more than in the previous week (3,211) but still slightly below the...
Turnover in accommodation and food services almost back at pre-COVID level
Q3: Turnover in accommodation and food services almost returned to the level before the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis.
Retail turnover over 3 percent up in July
In July, the Dutch retail sector recorded over 3 percent year-on-year turnover growth.
Number of people in work rising again
The number of 15 to 74-year-olds in paid work was up in 2017 on 2016 at an average of 176 thousand.
Median purchasing power continues to rise
The purchasing power of the Dutch population improved 1.1 percent last year.
221 thousand children at risk of poverty, lowest number in 25 years
Last year, 221 thousand minors in the Netherlands were living in low-income households, the lowest number in 25 years.
Importance of environmental sector increasing
In 2016, the Dutch environmental sector represented a value added of 15.8 billion euros, contributing 2.2 percent to gross domestic product (GDP) that year. The share of the environmental sector in...
Household spending almost 2 percent up in April
Dutch consumers spent 1.8 percent more in April 2019 than in April 2018.
Half of refugee households at risk of poverty
Nearly 53 percent of refugee households have a low income, over six times the average in the Netherlands (8.2 percent). Among households with a Syrian or Eritrean main breadwinner, this share is even...
Sickness absence rate dips to lowest level since 1996
The sickness absence rate among employees in the Netherlands has fallen to 3.8 percent in 2014, the lowest rate since 1996.