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Dutch manufacturers again less negative
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers again less negative.
Imports from China down by 9 percent in March 2020
In March 2020, goods imports from China and Hong Kong showed a year-on-year decline of 9 percent.
Dutch manufacturers less optimistic
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), confidence among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated in December. They were less positive, in particular about their future output. The producer confidence...
Trade union membership slightly down in 2010
In 2010 the unions had 1.87 million members, 17 thousand fewer than in 2009. Union membership has remained fairly stable over the last 15 years.
More new vacancies in 2021 for all occupations
Following a six-year period of continuous job vacancy growth, in 2020 the number of new vacancies fell by 241 thousand to 1.0 million.
Dutch economy growing greener
The Dutch economy has become greener over the past 15 years. Five out six themes structured around greening of the economy show a positive trend. The environmental efficiency of the Dutch economy is...
modest growth Dutch exports
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the volume of exports of goods was 1.7 percent up in June 2015 from June 2014. The growth is less substantial than in the preceding months.
Economic contraction 0.5 percent in Q1 2021
In Q1 2021, gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.5 percent relative to the previous quarter.
Dutch people mostly use the cloud for free
Dutch internet users aged between 16 to 75 tend to store their files more often through cloud computing than internet users elsewhere in Europe. However, they pay less often for this than people in...
Internationalisation Monitor 2021, fourth quarter, Exogenous shocks
How did Dutch trade in goods fare during the coronavirus and Brexit shocks? How have trading companies dealt with these exogenous shocks and which traders have been hit the hardest? Which...
Inflation rate up to 14.5 percent in September
The consumer price index (CPI) was 14.5 percent higher in September than in the same month last year.
One in twenty of the Dutch population afraid of being burgled
Just over one in twenty of the Dutch population think that the risk of having their home broken into is high to very high.
More cars scrapped, Dutch car fleet still older
Nearly one quarter more cars were scrapped in the Netherlands in 2009 than in 2008. Although older cars were traded in for newer ones, the total car fleet in the Netherlands still grew older.
Dutch consumers still pessimistic
After correction for seasonal effects, consumer confidence remained unchanged in September 2005 compared to the previous month.
Avocado imports up by 19 percent in 2020
More and more, the Netherlands has developed into a gateway to Europe for avocados from around the world.