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Voters prefer computer to red pencil
Dutch voters trust voting machines. They think they are the most reliable way to vote.
Red List Indicator
In recent years, circumstances for various plant and animal species seem to have improved to some degree.
1.5 billion euros spent in foreign EU webshops
Preliminary results of ongoing big data research into online purchases by Dutch consumers from foreign webshops.
CBS and Leidschendam-Voorburg team up in new UDC
data infrastructure, data processing and privacy protection, with the city’s ambition to support new municipal policies.
Lowest population growth since 1984
The Dutch population numbered 16.3 million people on 1 January 2004, bringing population growth in 2003 to 62 thousand. This is the lowest rate of population growth in twenty years. The decrease in...
Highest economic growth rates in Flevoland and Haarlemmermeer
The economic growth rate in the Dutch province Flevoland in 2004 was substantially higher than the economic growth rate in the rest of the country. The growth rate of Haarlemmermeer was the highest...
GDP growth rate 0.4 percent in Q3 2019
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) showed 0.4 percent growth in Q3 2019 relative to Q2 2019.
Sharper decline in business confidence
At the beginning of Q4 2019, business confidence - the sentiment indicator of the Dutch private sector – was at a lower level compared to the previous quarter. Nevertheless, entrepreneurs are still...
Similar development of public transport and car costs
Price developments in public transport were virtually on a par with developments in car costs between 2009 and November 2018. In this period, the cost of both types of transport rose more rapidly...
Inflation rate slips to 1.1 percent
The Dutch consumer price index (CPI) slipped to 1.1 percent in March.
Inflation rate rises to 1.0 percent
Inflation rate rises to 1.0 percent
Inflation rate stable at 0 percent in May
Inflation rate stable at 0 percent in May
Inflation rate stable in December
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the CPI inflation rates in November and December 2015 were 0.7 percent higher than in the same months in 2014. The rate over the entire year 2015 averaged...
Generally, boys perform less well than expected in secondary education, girls perform better
In secondary education, boys and girls usually comply the type of education that is consistent with the outcome of the Cito test, but after three years, many boys have moved down to a lower level of...
Most Dutch agree on home mortgage interest deduction
Voters hardly disagree on a ban on same-sex marriages, abolition of the mortgage interest deduction and tax cuts. They do disagree on the issues of development aid and illegal immigration.