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Number of civil court cases down
In 2012, Dutch civil courts dealt with nearly 1.1 million new cases, i.e. a decrease by 75 thousand relative to record year 2010. The number of summons cases declined notably.
32 percent fewer building permits granted
In the third quarter of 2009, more than 15 thousand new building permits were granted, i.e. 32 percent down on the same period one year previously.
Prices day trips substantially up
Prices of day trips have risen by a quarter over the period July 2009-July 2014. Entrance fees for cinemas, theatres, zoos and amusement parks, but transport costs too, have risen considerably....
Annual AWBZ deficit again exceeds 3 billion euro
The costs of long-term care provided under the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ) have risen continually in recent years but revenues fell short. The deficit amounted to 3.3 billion euro in...
On average, higher educated earn twice as much as lower educated
The average, annual gross income of employed people exceeded 36 thousand euro in 2009. Higher educated earned nearly twice as much as lower educated.
Growth accounts; national accounts 1995-2016
Productivity; labour; capital; growth accounts SIC 2008
Sustained downturn retail trade sector
In the fourth quarter of 2013, retail turnover was 1.7 percent down from the last quarter of 2012. The decline is about the same as in the two preceding quarters
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Trade with Turkey expanding
Over the past five years, the value of Dutch exports of goods to Turkey has risen by 24 percent to 4.7 billion euros in 2012. Dutch investments in Turkey in fact outstripped the value of exports to...
Increasing number of boomerang children
An increasing percentage of young adults return to live with their parents for a time after having left home. The main reasons for this increase in the number of ‘boomerang children’ are relationship...
Unemployment rate 11 percent among people with non-western background
As a result of the economic crisis, unemployment in the non-western population in the Netherlands has risen in 2009 for the first time since 2005.
Rising number of innovating businesses
In the period 2014-2016, the number of companies implementing technological innovations rose to nearly 20 thousand, up by nearly one thousand relative to the period 2012-2014. This involves new or...
International trade and transit trade; transport mode, 2007-2017
International trade, transport, transit trade Continents, NSTR chapters, flow types, value and weight, transport mode
Dutch government surplus 14 billion euros in 2019
In 2019 the public surplus amounted to 1.7 percent of GDP. Both revenues and expenditure rose sharply. Public debt at the end of 2019 amounted to 48.6 percent of GDP.
Retail turnover 1.5 percent up in March
Dutch retail sector achieved 1.5 percent turnover growth in March year-on-year.
Retail turnover almost 3 percent up in February
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the Dutch retail sector achieved 2.6 percent turnover growth in February year-on-year, while the volume of sales increased by 2 percent. Turnover grew in...
Retail turnover almost 4 percent up in March
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the Dutch retail sector achieved almost 4 percent turnover growth in March.
Dutch economy grows by 2.8 percent in the second quarter of 2006
In the second quarter of 2006, economic growth in the Netherlands reached 2.8 percent.
Care spending 3.2 percent up
In 2011, spending on health car and welfare in the Netherlands amounted to 90.0 billion euro. This is 3.2 percent more than in 2010.
Healthier lifestyle beyond many people's reach
The Dutch have not been very successful in recent years in their pursuit of a healthier lifestyle.