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House prices almost 8 percent down in April from twelve months previously
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 7.6 percent lower in April 2013 than in April 2012. The price drop is larger than in the previous month when house prices dropped by 7.0...
Business service providers anticipate turnover growth
In August, the number of business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months outnumbered those expecting a decrease. The balance was + 9 in August versus - 4 in July.
Stocks of finished products down
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 1.5 percent down in January 2014 from twelve months previously. In December 2013, stocks of finished products were 2.2 percent down from December 2012.
Houses nearly 10 percent cheaper in June than one year ago
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 9.6 percent lower in June 2013 than in June 2012. The price drop is more substantial than in the preceding month when house prices fell by...
Interest rate marginally down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 2.2 percent in October 2013, i.e. 0.1 percentage points down from September.
Decline household consumption more substantial
Household spending on goods and services was 2.0 percent down in August 2012 from August 2011.The decline is more substantial than in July, when household consumption was 1.6 percent down on one year...
Turnover loss retail sector
In November 2012, the retail sector faced a 1.5 percent turnover loss relative to twelve months previously. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent up. The volume of retail sales was down by 4 percent...
Manufacturers slightly less positive
The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated marginally in April. The producer confidence indicator fell to 0.3. The indicator was 1.1 in March, the highest level since the summer of 2011.
Decrease in manufacturers' stocks
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were more than 4 percent down in October 2012 from October 2011. In August and September, manufacturing stocks also declined compared to twelve months...
No real improvement consumer confidence
The mood among Dutch consumers has hardly changed in March 2010. The consumer confidence indicator stands at -12, as against -13 in February.
Sustained substantial decline in private sector investments
The volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was nearly 14.1 percent down in March 2013 from March 2012. The decline is somewhat more substantial than in February, when private...
Household spending down again
Households spent 2.1 percent less on goods and services in September 2013 than in September 2012. Relative to the same month in the previous year, household spending has been in continuous decline...
Increase in manufacturing prices remains stable
Output prices of the Dutch manufacturing industry were more than 4 percent higher in September 2012 than in September 2011. The increase in manufacturing prices was about the same as in August.
Interest rate marginally down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 2.2 percent in October 2013, i.e. 0.1 percentage points down from September.
595 bankruptcies in December
In December last year, 595 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, i.e. 13 more than in November.
Providers of business services slightly less optimistic
Providers of business services were slightly less optimistic in May about their future turnover than in April.
Dutch interest rate further down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 2.1 percent in November 2013. The interest rate decreased for the second month running by 0.1...
Manufacturing stocks down
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 1.4 percent down in February 2014 from twelve months previously. In January, stocks of finished products were 1.6 percent down from January 2013.
Manufacturing output higher
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.4 percent up in March 2014 from March 2013. The growth was less substantial than in February (5.1 percent) and January (3.3...
Decrease in manufacturers' stocks
In August 2012, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were down nearly 3 percent on August 2011. Stocks decreased for the first time in more than eighteen months.
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.
Unemployment increases further
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 650 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in April 2013, an increase by 7 thousand relative to March this year.