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Employment in environmental sector up
Developments in the area of Green Growth
Largest house price increase since early 2002
In October 2017, prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 8.2 percent higher.
House prices over 7 percent higher in September
In September 2017, prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 7.3 percent higher.
One in five businesses fall victim to cybercrime
Over 20 percent of businesses had to deal with the consequences of cyber attacks in 2016.
Family reunion still main reason for immigration
Family reunion is still the main reason for migration, but labour and asylum are rising.
More family reunification from Eritrea
In 2017, more following family members than asylum seekers from Eritrea arrived in the Netherlands.
Small group of firms dominate services trade
International trade in services is dominated by a small group of traders.
More international tech graduates stay to work
In 2014, over 38% of all international technology graduates from 2007/’08 held a job in the Netherlands.
Greece relatively cheapest for holidays
Out of the five most popular summer holiday destinations, Greece has the cheapest hotels and restaurants.
House prices 7.8 percent higher
Prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 7.8 percent higher in May 2017 than in May last year.
House prices 7.4 percent higher
Prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 7.4 percent higher in April 2017 than in April last year.
Fewer asylum requests by unaccompanied minors in 2016
In 2016, one in five underage asylum seekers travelled unaccompanied. The majority came from Eritrea.
Higher educated mothers relatively less often single
The lowest share of single mothers is seen in higher educated women.
Less coal used in production of electricity
In 2016, power stations consumed less coal for the first time since 2011. Coal consumption was 10 percent down on 2015.
Year-on-year house prices 6 percent up in November
Prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 6.0 percent higher in November 2016 than in November 2015.
House prices 6.4 percent up in January
House prices 6.4 percent up in January.
Year-on-year house prices 5.6 percent up in October
Year-on-year house prices up in October
Largest house price increase in almost twelve years
Prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 4.9 percent higher in July 2016 than in July 2015.
Largest house price increase in 14 years
Prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 6.0 percent higher in August 2016 than in August 2015.
Dutch hotels and restaurants perform above EU average
Turnover sector hotels and restaurants in the Netherlands has grown faster than on average across the EU.
Highest house price increase in 8 years
Prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 4.3 percent higher in March 2016 than in March 2015.
Prices owner-occupied houses more than 4 percent higher
Prices owner-occupied houses more than 4 percent higher
Over half of the Dutch population are not religious
For the first time, a majority of the Dutch population have stated they do not belong to any religious group.
More people find the environment highly polluted
In 2017, over half of the adult population in the Netherlands indicated that air, soil and water are severely polluted. Three-quarters believe that the natural environment has been seriously damaged....
Half of goods from Rotterdam have foreign destination
In 2017, 917 million tonnes of goods were loaded onto inland vessels, lorries or trains in the Netherlands. Nearly one-quarter were transhipped in the Rotterdam port area. Over half of these...