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Government deficit at 5.3 percent in 2009
The government deficit over 2009 stood at 5.3 percent of the GDP, as against a government surplus of 0.7 percent of the GDP in 2008.
Less coal used in production of electricity
In 2016, power stations consumed less coal for the first time since 2011. Coal consumption was 10 percent down on 2015.
Business confidence at highest level since 2008
Business confidence in Q1 2017
Investments fixed assets companies, SIC'93 2000-2008
Investments in fixed assets Branches (SIC'93) trade and industry
Consumption falls more slowly
The volume of domestic consumption was 0.3 percent smaller in the first quarter of 2004 than one year previously. This decrease is less than in the last quarters of 2003. Spending on durable goods in...
Calculating personal inflation
The website of Statistics Netherlands now comprises a personal inflation calculator. Everyone in the Netherlands can work out his or her personal inflation by filling in the amounts they spend on...
Number of job vacancies still high
The number of job vacancies remained high in the fourth quarter of 2005. After correction for seasonal effects, there 169 thousand job vacancies at the end of 2005.
Participation in social activities, 1997-2011
Participation; contacts, personal situation, church, volunteer work by personal characteristics.
Share of Dutch exports in world market rising again
The Dutch export share in world trade grew in 2016 and 2017 after a decline following the credit crisis.
More work-related mental fatigue
In 2017, 16 percent of employees between the ages of 15 and 75 indicated they experienced work-related mental fatigue at least several times per month.
One in 12 young people have poor mental health
In 2015/2017, 8 percent of the 12- to 25-year-olds had mental health issues. Older youth are more often mentally unhealthy. The overall health condition is poorer among mentally unhealthy youth, and...
Private sector optimistic; employment expected to grow
At the beginning of Q2, the mood across the Dutch private sector remains largely positive.
Number of jobs grows considerably
In the second quarter of 2007, the number of jobs for employees had grown by 206 thousand relative to the same quarter last year.
Crisis doubles redundancies in the Netherlands
Some 85 thousand people in the Netherlands lost their job in the first eight months of 2009.