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Economy 0.7 percent in decline
According to the first, provisional estimate, the Dutch economy declined by 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 relative to the same period in 2010.
Hackathons: a smart solution to social problems
(big) data and smart software as a means to create solutions to various social problems
Quinten Meertens’ breakthrough in how we think about bias
‘A breakthrough in how we think about bias’ – that is how professor Jaap van den Herik at Leiden University described Statistics Netherlands (CBS) researcher Quinten Meertens’ PhD thesis...
Unemployment continues to fall
Unemployment declined by an average of 8 thousand per month over the previous three months.
Economic growth third quarter 2008 slows down to 1.8 percent
Dutch economic growth was 1.8 percent in the third quarter of 2008 relative to the same period last year.
Growth per capita GDP mainly due to increased labour productivity
Economic growth will be increasingly under pressure in the decades to come as a result of the ageing process in the population. To secure economic growth, measures will have to be taken to create...
Purchasing power 0.5 percent down in 2010
The purchasing power of the Dutch population dropped by 0.5 percent in 2010, the most substantial decline since 1985 when Statistics Netherlands started surveying changes in the perceived purchasing...
Considerable increase WW benefits continues in third quarter of 2009
By the end of the third quarter of 2009, nearly 242 thousand regular unemployment (WW) benefits were granted, i.e. 21 thousand more than in the previous quarter. Additionally, 36 thousand part-time...
Statistics Netherlands and the 100 million pay slips
The average gross annual wage of an employee in 2008 approached 30 thousand euro.
Providers of business services more optimistic about future turnover
In October, business services providers anticipating turnover growth during the next three months outnumbered those anticipating a downturn. With + 29, the index was higher than in September (+ 19).
GDP growth rate 0.8 percent in Q2 2018
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), GDP showed 0.8 percent growth in Q2 2018.
CBS investigates imports of digital services
The past decade has seen our economy undergo a metamorphosis thanks to digitisation.
Ageing population pushes up spending on state pensions
According to figures published by Statistics Netherlands today, spending on state old-age pensions has risen by nearly a quarter since 2008, to 32.7 billion euros in 2013. By the end of 2013, over...
No further reduction unemployment
Early this year, the number of unemployed started to fall, but in the past three months the decline has come to a standstill. In September, 607 thousand people or 6.8 percent in the labour force were...
Focus on globalisation together with University of Groningen
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is increasingly joining forces with universities and universities of applied science.
Unemployment remains virtually unchanged
In the period December 2004 - February 2005 there were on average 495 thousand unemployed people in the Netherlands. The seasonally corrected unemployment figure was 490 thousand, about the same as...
Fewer dwellings completed within two years
In 2007, more than 80 thousand new dwellings were completed. Last year, 67 percent of new houses were completed within a time span of two years, as against 94 percent in 1995.
GDP growth rate 0.4 percent in Q1 2017
The gross domestic product (GDP) showed a 0.4 percent growth in Q1 2017.
Number of vacancies stabilising
The number of unfilled vacancies has stabilised in the third quarter of 2009.
Producer confidence at highest level in two years
In April 2021, the mood among Dutch manufacturers has improved further. Producers have not been so positive since May 2019.