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Growth per capita GDP mainly due to increased labour productivity
Economic growth will be increasingly under pressure in the decades to come as a result of the ageing process in the population. To secure economic growth, measures will have to be taken to create...
Household spending over 2 percent up in September
Dutch consumers spent 2.2 percent more in September 2019 than in September 2018.
Slowdown in job losses
In the third quarter of 2004 there were 109 thousand employee jobs less than in the third quarter of 2003. In the second quarter of 2004 the number of job losses was 119 thousand.
Number of bankruptcies still high
In July this year, 779 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, i.e. an increase by more than 100 relative to June.
Costs special schools 1.6 billion euro in 2010
The operating costs of special schools amounted to 1.6 billion euro in 2010, i.e. 9 percent of total expenses of institutions in primary and secondary education. Revenues minus expenses amounted to 7...
Investments over 3 percent down in March
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 3.4 percent smaller year on year.
Inflation rate unchanged, rent up by 2.8 percent
The Dutch inflation rate in July 2006 was unchanged.
More two-income couples with one full-time job and one large part-time job
More and more women, in particular the youngest generations, participate on the labour market. As a result of this development, the distribution of working hours between partners has also changed....
Agricultural income increased further in 2023
In 2023, the Dutch agricultural sector generated 6.7 percent more income relative to the previous year. Animal output decreased slightly (-0.7 percent), while crop production saw a relatively sharp...
Dutch inflation rate at 2.0 percent
Dutch consumer prices were 2.0 percent up in March versus 1.9 percent in February relative to the same month last year.
House prices 8.6 percent higher in March
In March 2018, prices of owner-occupied houses (excluding new constructions) were on average 8.6 percent higher.
Consumer confidence again hardly changed
The Dutch consumer confidence indicator stands at -2 in November, down from -1 in October.
Dutch private sector average performer in R&D in Europe
Only a small number of people in the Dutch labour force are engaged in R&D activities. The private sector spent 49 thousand labour years (1.1 percent) on R&D in 2007, thus approximating the European...
More goods transported by Dutch lorries in 2018
In 2018, Dutch lorries carried a total of 680 million tonnes of goods. This is 2.1 percent more than in the previous year. Both national and international transport to and from the Netherlands by...
What does China buy from us and our neighbours?
How important are exports to China to the Dutch economy?
Slightly more bankruptcies in September
In September 2011, 530 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt, approximately 30 more than in August.
Migration background still plays a role
The Annual Report on Integration 2016 gives an overview of various population groups with a migrant background.