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Retail turnover 1 percent up
Retail turnover was 1 percent up in December 2011 from December 2010. Prices of retail commodities were 2.5 percent higher. As a result, retail volume shrank by 1.5 percent.
Prices manufacturing industry remain stable
Selling prices in Dutch manufacturing industry were the same in June 2013 as in June 2012. In the preceding three months, prices had continuously been below the level of twelve months previously.
Manufacturers a bit more pessimistic
Dutch manufacturers were a bit more pessimistic in April 2013 than in March. The producer confidence indicator dropped from – 4.8 to – 5.6. April is the second month in a row in which producer...
Unemployment up in July
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands was 413 thousand in July, i.e. 22 thousand above the level in the preceding month.
Retail turnover 3 percent higher
Retail turnover was 3 percent higher in February 2011 than in February 2010. Retail prices were more than 2 percent up. Petrol stations largely accounted for turnover growth.
Manufacturing prices marginally down
Output prices of Dutch manufacturing industry were 0.9 percent lower in March 2013 than in March 2012.
Selling prices in manufacturing industry up by 10 percent
Factory gate prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were almost 10 percent higher in November than in November 2009.
Dutch consumers less willing to buy
The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated somewhat in April 2011.
Consumer confidence remains low
Dutch consumers were just as pessimistic in September as in the preceding month. The consumer confidence index remained stable at -33.
Dutch consumers more pessimistic
In May, the mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated again, after having improved in April. The consumer confidence indicator fell by 6 points to –38, virtually equalling the low level it...
Manufacturing prices slightly up on one year previously
Output prices of the Dutch manufacturing industry were 0.3 percent higher in February 2013 than in February 2012. The price increase has become gradually less substantial in recent months.
Employment recovers further
The number of jobs of employees was 25 thousand higher in the fourth quarter of 2010 than in the fourth quarter of 2009. Following one and a half years of decrease, for the first time employment was...
Growth manufacturing turnover slows down
Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 1.5 percent in February 2012 compared to twelve months previously.
Turnover growth manufacturing industry 8 percent
Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 8 percent in January 2012 compared to twelve months previously, the same growth as in December 2011.
Budding optimism among manufacturers
The mood among Dutch manufacturers improved further in January. The producer confidence indicator climbed from 0.1 in December to 0.7 in January. After a period of two and a half years in which...
Manufacturers less pessimistic
Dutch manufacturers were less negative in December than in November. The producer confidence indicator stood at -5.7 versus -7.0 in November. The mood improved for the second month in a row.
Manufacturing turnover substantially higher
Dutch manufacturers realised a 19 percent turnover increase in January 2011 compared to the same month in 2010. This is the highest increase in manufacturing turnover ever measured.
Increase manufacturing prices slows down
Factory gate prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were over 10 percent higher in May than twelve months previously.
Second estimate third quarter 2011: economic growth 1.1 percent
In the third quarter of 2011, Dutch economic growth was 1.1 percent compared with the same period last year. This second estimate of economic growth is the same as the first estimate published on 15...
Manufacturers slightly less pessimistic
Dutch manufacturers were slightly less pessimistic in July than in June. The producer confidence indicator crept up from -4.1 to -3.5. In July, the capacity utilisation rate was considerably higher...
Marginal improvement producer confidence
The mood among Dutch manufacturers improved marginally. The producer confidence indicator stood at –0.1 in December, versus –0.4 in November.
Manufacturing prices 4 percent up
Output prices of the Dutch manufacturing industry were 4 percent higher in October 2012 than in October 2011. The increase in manufacturing prices was in the same order of magnitude as in August and...
Marginal increase stocks of finished products compared to one year ago
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 1 percent up in February from February 2012. The increase is less substantial than in January, when stocks were 4.5 percent up from one year previously.