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In September 2009, the Dutch inflation rate stood at 0.4 percent, an increase by 0.1 percentage points compared to August.

Dutch retailers faced a 3 percent turnover loss in July 2009 relative to one year previously.

The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.6 percent in September 2009, the same rate as in August.

Factory gate prices in Dutch manufacturing industry were 12.5 percent lower in August 2009 than in August 2008. The price drop was less substantial than in July, when prices of manufactured products...

The number of jobs of employees in the Netherlands was 72 thousand (0.9 percent) lower in the second quarter of 2009 than one year previously. A four-year period of continuous job growth has now come...

Dutch household spending was 2.1 percent lower in July than in July 2008. In June household spending dropped by 2.9 percent. Domestic household consumption has been lower than one year previously for...

In the second quarter of this year, the number of jobs of employees declined by 72 thousand relative to the second quarter of 2008.

In September 2009, on balance, 20 percent of Dutch business service providers expected their future output to increase.

In July, the average daily output of Dutch manufacturing industry was 10 percent down on July 2008. The decrease was somewhat smaller than in the six preceding months. Industrial output has declined...

The Dutch economy contracted by 5.4 percent in the second quarter of 2009 relative to the same period in 2008. In the first quarter, the downturn was 4.5 percent.

The decrease in house prices continued unabated in August 2009, as prices of existing houses sold in that month were 5.6 percent lower on average than twelve months previously.

Dutch consumer confidence remains unchanged in September 2009. The indicator still stands at -17, after the sharp increase by 7 points in August.

On average, 390 thousand persons were unemployed in the period June-August 2009, i.e. 5.0 percent of the labour force, as against 3.8 percent one year earlier.

In the period June – August 2009, seasonally adjusted unemployment stood at 386 thousand, an increase of 15 thouisand relative to the period May - July.

Retail turnover declined by 3.6 percent in July 2009 relative to the same month last year.

Dutch retailers faced a nearly 4 percent turnover loss in July 2009 relative to one year previously. Prices were 1.5 percent lower.

In July 2009, the volume of goods exports was almost 6 percent down on twelve months previously, a reduction by half relative to June, when the volume of exports slumped by 12 percent.

In July 2009, Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods deteriorated marginally relative to July 2008. Prices of imported and exported goods were 11.3 and 11.7 percent down respectively on...

In August 2009, 510 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, i.e. nearly 140 fewer than in July this year, but the number of bankruptcies was 220 higher than...

Dutch inflation was 0.3 percent in August 2009, i.e. 0.1 percentage points higher than in July, when the lowest level since 1987 was reached.