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Rising trend in homelessness appears to have come to an end
Early 2013, more than 25 thousand people in the Netherlands were homeless; 39 percent of homeless are living in Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Rotterdam. One in five homeless are women. Homeless...
Companies borrowing less than they are repaying for over a year now
Non-financial companies in the Netherlands repaid 3.0 billion euro more on outstanding loans than they borrowed in new loans in the first quarter of 2010. The credit crisis and uncertain economic...
Marginal increase unfinished dwellings
By the end of the first quarter of this year, 186 thousand houses in the Netherlands were nearing completion, i.e. 3.4 percent more than in the same period one year previously.
9 percent of cannabis coffee shops in the vicinity of schools
The coalition agreement stipulates that cannabis coffee shops must be located at a distance of at least 350 metres from the nearest school. Last year, 58 coffee shops in the Netherlands were located...
Retirement age higher
Employees retire at a later age. In 2007, the average age of retirement had risen to 62.
Care expenditure 5.2 percent up in 2019
In 2019, expenditure on care and welfare, including child care, amounted to 106.2 billion euros.
Decline household consumption slows down
Dutch households spent 1.1 percent less on goods and services in October 2013 than in October 2012. The decline is less substantial than in preceding months. This is mainly due to higher car sales.
Dutch consumer considerably more positive
The mood among Dutch consumers improved in June.
Concentration of nitrate in upper groundwater
Over the last few years, the amount of nitrate in the upper groundwater layer of agricultural sandy soils has declined to the extent that the target value of 50 mg per litre has been achieved.