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most substantial increase consumer spending in four years
According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands today, Dutch consumer spending on goods and services was 1.8 percent up in January 2015 from January 2014. This was the most substantial...
Housing and energy costs weigh heavy on lowest incomes
Housing costs constitute the most significant part of the average household budget. Proportionally, the lowest income brackets spend most on housing.
Consumption almost unchanged in August
The volume of domestic consumption was 0.1 percent larger in August 2004 than twelve months previously. In July it was 1.7 percent higher than in the same month last year. The average growth in July...
Consumer spending up
According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands today, Dutch consumer spending on goods and services was 1.5 percent up in April 2015 from the same month last year.
Homosexuals feel less safe and are more often victims of crime
Homosexual men and women feel less safe than heterosexuals. They are also more often the victims of common crime and experience more disrespectful treatment.
Defence-to-GDP ratio down
In 2008, public expenditure on defence totalled 8.2 billion euro, i.e. 1.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), as against 1.5 percent five years ago and 1.8 percent a decade ago.
Unemployment slightly down
In October 2020, there were 406 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 4.3 percent of the labour force.
Number of jobs plummets
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...
Output contraction manufacturing industry eases off
The average daily production realised by Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.9 percent down in April 2013 from April 2012. The contraction was less substantial than in March, when manufacturing output...
Manufacturing output marginally down
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was more than 1 percent down in November 2011 from November 2010. In October, output still grew by more than 1 percent.
Inflation rate further up
In October 2009, the Dutch inflation rate stood at 0.7 percent, an increase by 0.3 percentage points compared to September.
Manufacturing output grows by 7 percent
The average daily output of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 7 percent higher in January 2011 than in January 2010. Output growth was about 2 percent up on the previous three months. Output was...
Manufacturing output up
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 2.1 percent up in October 2013 from October 2012. In September, manufacturing output was 0.5 percent up on twelve months...