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Inflation below 1 percent again
Inflation in the Netherlands fell to 0.9 percent in September. In August it was still 1 percent.
Retail turnover down
Turnover in the Dutch retail sector was 0.6 percent smaller in April 2013 than in April 2012. Retail prices were 2.1 percent higher, whereas the volume of retail sales was 2.7 percent smaller.
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Interest rate remains extremely low
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 2.2 percent in February 2012, i.e. the same rate as in January, when the interest rate reached...
Part-timers often financially vulnerable
Among employed 20 to 64-year-old men, 13 percent were living on paid incomes below the social security level. Employed women are twice as often not able to fend for themselves; they are financially...
Number of long-term income support benefits down
In 2007, the number of income support benefits declined markedly for the third year running. At the end of December, 275 thousand benefits were received, 27 thousand fewer than one year previously.
Thirty thousand couples separated through flash divorce
Some 30 thousand Dutch couples separated by using the flash divorce procedure in the period 2001-2009. The highest numbers of flash divorces were recorded in the years from 2003 to 2005, when around...
Retailers face turnover loss of nearly 8 percent
In August 2009, retail turnover was 7.7 percent down on one year previously. Volume shrank by 7.1 percent, while prices dropped 0.7 percent. The price drop was entirely caused by lower fuel prices.
Unemployment rises further
In the period July – September 2009, seasonally adjusted unemployment stood at 398 thousand, an increase of 10 thouisand relative to the period June - August.
Consumption down in October
The volume of domestic consumption was 0.6 percent smaller in October 2003 than twelve months previously. According to figures the decrease was caused by lower spending on durable goods. Spending on...
Residential property prices increased most in North Holland
In the last quarter of 2015, residential property prices in all Dutch provinces were up from one year previously. The highest increase was in the province of North Holland with 6.1 percent, partly...
Dutch consumer confidence improves slightly in December
Dutch Consumer Confidence stands at +25 in December.
Tourism from Belgium nearly doubled in past decade
Last year, 11 million foreigners stayed in overnight accommodations in the Netherlands, an 8 percent increase relative to 2000. The largest group (more than a quarter) of tourists come from Germany,...