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Growing confidence among manufacturers
Growing confidence among manufacturers
Equal year-on-year consumer spending
Dutch consumer spending on goods and services was equal in April compared to April 2015.
Imports/exports; change of ownership; volume and price, changes; 1995-2018
Imports and exports of goods Index figures and changes
Economic growth 0.5 percent in Q1 2016
Economic growth 0.5 percent in Q1 2016
1 in 10 innovative firms claim world-first innovation
19 thousand Dutch companies implemented technological innovations in the period 2012-2014.
Considerable increase youth unemployment
Unemployment in the young population is rising rapidly; from 9.3 percent in the second quarter of 2008 to 11.4 percent in the same period this year. Young people are often the first to suffer the...
Dutch consumer spending marginally up from one year previously
According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) today, Dutch consumer spending on goods and services was 0.6 percent up in December 2015 from December 2014. The CBS Consumption Radar...
More young people earn minimum wage
The number of minimum wage jobs has risen marginally over the period 2008-2012. The increase mainly occurred among 20 to 30-year-olds.
Unemployment marginally lower
In June this year, 441 thousand persons in the Netherlands were unemployed, i.e. 5.6 percent of the labour force versus 4.9 percent in June 2009.
Large companies more sensitive to economic situation than small and medium-sized businesses
Large companies are much more sensitive to the economic situation than medium-sized and small businesses (MKB).
Senior secondary vocational students cost more than higher education students
Dutch education spending rose in 2007, but by less than in previous years.
Wealthy baby boomers
Post-war baby boomers are relatively wealthy. Households, in which the main breadwinner is aged between 50 and 65, are relatively often found in the highest income brackets and more often than people...
Public-financed health care institutions; key figures, 2006-2014
Profit-and-loss account, balance sheet, personnel, hospitals, youth care nursing homes and home care, mental health care, care for the disabled
Household spending nearly 1 percent up in February
Dutch household consumption was almost 1 percent up in February 2019 on February 2018.
Manufacturing output almost 1 percent down in August
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 0.8 percent down in August 2019 compared to the same month one year previously.
Manufacturers less positive
Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers has deteriorated in November 2019.
Dutch manufacturers less positive
Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers has deteriorated in September 2019.
Household spending over 2 percent up in September
Dutch consumers spent 2.2 percent more in September 2019 than in September 2018.
Foreign travellers spent 17 billion euros in 2019
In 2019, foreign tourists and business travellers spent over 17 billion euros on goods and services during their stay in or visit to the Netherlands.
Fewer bankruptcies
The number of bankruptcies decreased by 16 in July 2016 relative to June.
Dutch manufacturers remain optimistic
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), confidence among Dutch manufacturers hardly changed in February. The producer confidence indicator fell from 3.2 in January to 3.1 in February....
Positive mood in private sector continues
Business confidence remains high into the fourth quarter of 2016.