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GDP growth rate 0.8 percent in Q4 2017
According to the first estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), GDP showed 0.8 percent growth in Q4 2017.
Fewer asylum seekers and following relatives due to COVID-19
In March 2020, the number of first asylum requests stood at 1,025.
Mortality still above average
Mortality stood at 3,299 deaths in week 18 (ending 3 May). This is approximately 600 fewer than in week 17, when it stood at 3,881.
Household and farm water usage surged in 2018
In 2018, drinking water consumption by Dutch households increased by 7 percent relative to one year previously. The agricultural sector used considerably more water than in 2017 (150 percent).
Technical preparation
The third step towards working with CBS microdata consists of two parts
Unemployment further down in November
In November 2020, there were 378 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 4.0 percent of the labour force.
Application
The first step towards working with CBS microdata consists of three parts:
Regional accounts; transactions of the sector households 1995-2011
Primary and secondary income distribution of the section households Region and period
Household spending 1.1 percent up in February
Dutch consumers spent 1.1 percent more in February 2020 than in February 2019.
Mortality among institutional population nearly doubled
In week 14, there were an estimated 1,485 deaths among the institutional population. In the first ten weeks of 2020, weekly mortality in institutional households stood at 797 on average.
Car fleet growing faster than population
In January 2020 the passenger car fleet in the Netherlands stood at almost 8.7 million; this represented a faster growth rate than of the population aged 18 and over.
The international road to new forms of data collection
CBS hosted two UNECE workshops in October, on data collection and statistics communication.
49 bankruptcies in week 41
In week 41,49 companies and institutions including sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt
Project implementation
The fourth step in working with CBS microdata consists of three parts
Economic contraction of 1.7 percent in Q1 2020
According to the first estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), which is based on currently available data, gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 1.7 percent in Q1 2020 relative to Q4...
Since 1981, people have become taller and heavier
In 2018, the average height of Dutch men aged 20 years and over stood at 1.81 metres; for women the average height was 1.67 metres. Since 1981, the average body height has increased by 3.8 cm for men...
House prices 6.6 percent higher in February
In February 2020, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 6.6 percent higher than in the same month one year previously.
Caribbean Netherlands: more births in 2020
Last year, 830 new inhabitants were added to the population of the Caribbean Netherlands. This was mainly due to foreign migration.
Household spending 1 percent up in January
Dutch consumers spent 1.0 percent more in January 2020 than in January 2019.
Economy partly bounces back with 7.7 percent growth in Q3 2020
After the unprecedented decline of 8.5 percent in Q2 2020, gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 7.7 percent in Q3 2020 relative to the previous quarter.
Dutch manufacturers more optimistic
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), confidence among Dutch manufacturers improved in March.
Smart data use wins Zwolle Smartest Inner City award
facts-based operations approach and collaborative team spirit
Consumers less pessimistic in April
In April, confidence among Dutch consumers has improved.
Investments over 2 percent up in January
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 2.3 percent up in January relative to the same month last year.
Rijks Data Science Programme kicks off
Article about the official launch of the ‘Rijks Data Science Programme’,