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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...
House prices nearly 5 percent down from one year previously
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 5.0 percent lower in July 2013 than in July 2012. The price drop is much smaller than in the preceding month when house prices fell by 9.6...
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...
Terms of trade improved again
Compared with April 2012, Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods improved in April 2013. Prices of imported and exported goods were 3.2 and 2.0 percent lower respectively than one year...
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.
Decline private sector investments less substantial
The volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was 7.0 percent down in August 2013 from August 2012. The decline was less substantial than in July, when private sector investments...
Unemployment marginally up
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 685 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in September 2013, an increase by 2 thousand relative to August.
Unemployment increasing further
In October, 536 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed after adjustment for seasonal effects, i.e. 17 thousand more than in September. Currently, 6.8 percent of the Dutch labour force are...
Standard Industrial Classifications
The Dutch Standaard Bedrijfsindeling (SBI 2008) is based on the activity classification of the European Union (NACE) and on the classification of the UN (ISIC).
Further increase hours worked in temp jobs
Adjusted for seasonal variation, the total amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 0.8 percent in the second quarter of 2014 relative to the preceding quarter.
Selling prices manufacturing industry further down
In July 2015, prices of Dutch manufactured products were 6.0 percent down from July 2014. In June, prices had been 5.4 percent below the level of twelve months previously.
Slight job increase
In the first quarter of 2009 there were 23 thousand more jobs of employees than in the same quarter of 2008. This brought the number of jobs to 7.9 million.
Household spending down 2.0 percent
Household spending on goods and services was 2.0 percent down in August 2013 from August 2012. The decrease was the same as in July.
Stocks of finished products remain unchanged
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were at approximately the same level in September 2013 as in September 2012. In the preceding three months, stocks of finished products declined relative to...
Manufacturers' stocks of finished products declining
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were more than 1 percent down in November 2012 from November 2011. In the preceding three months, stocks also declined compared to twelve months previously.
Increase in stocks of finished products
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 2.5 percent up in March from March 2012. The increase is more substantial than in February, when manufacturers’ stocks were 1.3 percent up from one...
Manufacturing prices more than 3 percent up
Output prices of the Dutch manufacturing industry were more than 3 percent higher in November 2012 than in November 2011. In August, September and October, prices increased by just over 4 percent.
Further substantial decline private sector investments
The volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was 10.9 percent down in May 2013 from May 2012. The decline is slightly more substantial than in April, when private sector...
Interest rate remains stable
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 1.7 percent in April 2013, just as in March.
Private sector investments down
The volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was more than 8 percent down in December 2012 from December 2011. The decline is more substantial than in October and November, when...
Dutch interest rate further down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 1.8 percent in March 2014.