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These figures provide an overview of the Netherlands’ goods trade with other countries. They are of great importance for determining gross domestic product (GDP).

The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated somewhat in July. The producer confidence indicator stood at -5.2 versus -4.8 in June.

In the first quarter of 2013, the Dutch government has realised a surplus, predominantly due to the one-off revenue from the auction of telecom frequencies. The nationalisation of SNS REAAL does not...

Dutch consumer confidence, seasonally adjusted, reached -22 in February 2005. This is 4 points higher than in January, and also the second slight increase in a row. Dutch consumers started 2005 with...

According to the latest preliminary figures, the situation in the Dutch manufacturing industry improved somewhat in January 2004. For the first time in fifteen months production was above last year’s...

In the third quarter of 2009, CAO wages were 2.4 percent higher than one year previously. The increase is evidently lower than in the first two quarters.

The financial crisis in the autumn of 2008 ended a long period of rising house prices.

TNO en het CBS, vertegenwoordigd door respectievelijk Paul de Krom, CEO bij TNO en Directeur-Generaal Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi, slaan de handen ineen om via een Partnership for Trusted AI een transparant,...

Dutch municipalities issued building permits for 32 thousand dwellings in the first half of 2009. This is nearly 10 percent down on the same period last year.

Dutch companies quoted on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange paid out nearly 17 billion euro in dividends to their shareholders last year. The total dividend payout is almost back at the level prior to the...

After correction for seasonal effects, consumer confidence has risen in October 2005, compared to one month previously. Dutch consumers are less pessimistic about the economic climate.

In January 2005, turnover of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 8 percent higher than in January 2004. The increase was mainly due to higher selling prices. Industrial production in the period...

In April, the number of people in paid employment fell by 160 thousand to 8.9 million. A decline of this magnitude within one month has not occurred since compilation of monthly figures started...

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According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation improved slightly in November compared with October, although the recovery is still fragile. In the period between...

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According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in August is slightly less favourable than in the previous month.

Real disposable income of Dutch households was 1.1 percent lower in 2013 than in 2012. The decrease was smaller than in 2012, when disposable income fell by 2.2 percent. The decrease in 2013 was...

The average Dutch household spent 32,500 euro in 2010. Indirect taxes, for example VAT and excise duties, account for 4,320 euro, i.e. more than 13 cents of every euro spent by Dutch households.

Biomass consumption decreased between 2000 and 2006, then increased in 2007 and 2008 partly due to increased imports of cereals, oleaginous products, food products and wood.