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Manufacturers more pessimistic
The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated in September. The producer confidence indicator stood at -6.7 versus -4.6 in August. In the preceding four months, producer confidence had remained...
Manufacturing prices decrease again
Selling prices of Dutch manufacturing industry were 2.6 percent lower in March 2014 than in March 2013. In February, prices of manufactured products were 2.8 percent down. Prices of manufactured...
Dutch inflation rate rising
The Dutch inflation rate was 2.9 percent in June and 2.8 percent in May. The increase was mainly due to petrol prices. Food prices had a downward effect on inflation.
Zero growth for household consumption in September
Household spending on goods and services was at the same level in September 2012 as in September 2011. In the preceding 13 months, consumption decreased.
Employment decline
The number of jobs of employees was 156 thousand lower in the first quarter of 2010 than in the first quarter of 2009; a decline by 2.0 percent.
Output growth manufacturing industry slows down
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was more than 1 percent higher in August 2011 than in August 2010.
Four percent of employees per day off sick
Sickness absence among Dutch employees was an average 3.9 percent in the third quarter of 2008.
Manufacturing stocks shrink further
Manufacturers had reduced their stocks of finished products by more than 14 percent in January relative to January 2009. The decrease in January was somewhat larger than in the five preceding months.
Consumer confidence improves further
Dutch consumer confidence improved marginally in February. The confidence index climbed 2 points to reach -10. The improvement was entirely due to an increase in consumers’ willingness-to-buy....
Slightly more job vacancies
At the end of June 2011, there were 137 thousand job vacancies, i.e. 2 thousand more than at the end of March. The private sector accounted entirely for the increase. The number of job vacancies grew...
Households spend less on goods and services
Household spending on goods and services was 1.5 percent down in July 2012 from July 2011.The decline is more substantial than in June. This was partly due to a change in tax legislation effective...
Mood among Dutch consumers improves marginally
Dutch consumers were less negative in January 2013 than in December 2012. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 4 points to -35. Consumers were less pessimistic about the economic climate in...
Turnover loss retail sector
The retail sector faced more than 4 percent turnover loss in December 2012 relative to December 2011. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent up, whereas the volume of retail sales was down by almost 7...
Dutch consumers very pessimistic
The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated marginally in December. The consumer confidence indicator dropped by 2 points to -39. Dutch consumers have been very pessimistic all year long.
No further increase retirement age employees
In 2008, nearly 68 thousand employees went into retirement. The average age was 62.
Dutch inflation rate higher
Inflation in the Netherlands was 1.2 percent in April 2014, as against 0.8 percent in March. The increase was mainly caused by price developments for motor fuels.
Growth manufacturing output 3 percent
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 3 percent higher in July 2011 than in July 2010. Production growth was slightly higher than in June.
Decline household consumption slightly less substantial
Household spending on goods and services in December 2011 was 1.3 percent down on twelve months previously. The decline is slightly less substantial than in the preceding months.
Modest growth in manufacturing stocks
In April 2012, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 1 percent up on April 2011.The increase was much smaller than in February and March (6 percent).
Mood among manufacturers continues to worsen
The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated further in November. Sentiments about future output, in particular were more negative. The producer confidence indicator dropped from –3.2 in October...
Bankruptcies by company characteristics and province, 1993-2011
Bankruptcies by region and company characteristics: legal form, number of employees, life time, main activity, regions
Historic drop in producer confidence
In April, producer confidence has plummeted to its lowest level since the start of the producer confidence survey.
Major renewal of data collection at Statistics Netherlands
Statistics Netherlands is introducing a new process chain for data collection with the accompanying IT landscape.