Search results
Page 125 of 132
Loss of jobs substantial
In the second quarter of this year, the number of jobs of employees declined by 72 thousand relative to the second quarter of 2008.
Concentrations of particulate matter in urban areas
Annual average concentrations of particulate matter (PM10) in urban areas are decreasing since the year 2000.
Hospitality students go abroad most often
Nearly one-quarter of higher education graduates went abroad for their education, mainly those in hospitality.
Economic situation improves slightly
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation has improved slightly in December.
Tourism sector increasingly important
The tourism sector is becoming ever more important to the Dutch economy.
Contribution to volume growth of GDP; National Accounts, 2016-2018
Contribution to volume growth GDP by expenditure components Annual data
Dutch economy shrinks by 1.1 percent
According to the first provisional estimate, the Dutch economy shrank by 1.1 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the same period last year.
Much smaller rise in care spending
Health care and welfare cost nearly 60 billion euro in 2004. This is 4.3 percent more than 2003. Spending on care still rose by as much 10 percent annually in the period 2001-2003. The decrease in...
Unemployment rate up
Over the past three months, more people in the Netherlands who were not actively looking on the labour market have begun seeking employment, but often without success. The number of people in the...
Care spending up by 5.1 percent
In 2007, total spending on care, i.e. health care plus welfare services, amounted to 74 billion euro, a 5.1 percent increase relative to 2006.
Consumers spending more, their confidence increases
According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands today, Dutch consumer spending on goods and services was up by 1.9 percent in March 2015 on the same month last year. Consumers spent more on...
Sustainability Barometer 2011. Headline Indicators
Sustainability Report of Austria (2011)
Producer confidence hardly changes
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 8.9 in December.
Manufacturers less confident in May
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 6.1 in May, down from 8.3 in April.
Business confidence remains high
Business confidence in Q3 2016
Producer confidence picks up
The Dutch producer confidence indicator stood at 3.4 in September, up from 1.2 in August.
Trade with Iran picked up before embargo ended
The value of Dutch exports of goods to Iran exceeded 450 million euros in 2015, an increase by 21 percent within twelve months. Exporters were faced with trade restrictions in recent years. As a...
Exports down
The volume of exports of goods was 2.8 percent down in May 2014 from May 2013. A decline of this magnitude has not occurred in the past four and a half years. In the months prior to the decline in...