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Inflation rate up to 12.0 percent in August
The consumer price index (CPI) was 10.3 percent higher in July than in the same month last year.
Vacancy indicator
A quick indication of the direction in which the number of vacancies in the private sector is expected to develop
Population growth halved in 2020
In 2020 – the year of coronavirus – the population of the Netherlands grew less rapidly than in previous years.
Air travel at less than one-tenth in June 2020
In June 2020, more than half a million passengers travelled to and from the five national airports. This is 93 percent less than in June 2019, when there were 7.5 million air passengers.
Port throughput slumped in first half of 2020
In the first six months of 2020, the volume of transhipments at Dutch seaports declined by nearly 10 percent relative to the same period last year.
Earnings from direct exports to China exceed 5.6 bn euros
In 2018, companies in the Netherlands earned more than 5.6 billion euros in direct exports of goods and services to China, representing a contribution of 0.7 percent to Dutch GDP and an increase of...
Nearly 71 percent less air passenger traffic in 2020
Last year, 23.6 million passengers travelled to and from the five main airports of the Netherlands.
Decline in road fatalities larger among motorists than cyclists
The number of traffic deaths has decreased more sharply among motorists than among cyclists over the past two decades.
47 bankruptcies in week 51
In week 51, 47 companies and institutions including sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt.
Confidence among manufacturers improves further
For the first time since April 2020, Dutch manufacturers are positive again.
Addressing complex issues with ODISSEI
This spring, the social sciences data platform ODISSEI received a grant of more than 9 million euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
Bonaire’s economy shrank by over 8 percent in 2020
In 2020, the economy of Bonaire contracted by 8.4 percent. This is the strongest decline since the start of the series in 2012.
Labour productivity higher in 2021
In the 2021 pandemic year, labour productivity in the market sector increased by 2.8 percent year on year.
Public deficit almost 15 billion euros in the first half year
In the first six months of 2020, the Dutch government spent nearly 15 billion euros more than it received. This was mainly due to measures implemented by the government to support the economy...
Fewer dry bulk shipments by inland vessels in 2019
In 2019, inland vessels transported 361 million tonnes of goods over Dutch waterways, i.e. 0.4 percent more than one year previously.
CBS World Café VI: Barriers to trade in services
CBS World Café VI: Barries to trade in services
Electricity production 14 percent up in Q3
In Q3 2020, net electricity production was 3.8 billion kWh higher than in Q3 2019.
Dutch manufacturers again less negative
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers again less negative.
Fewer young volunteers in 2019
In 2019, fewer people aged 12 to 24 yrs volunteered than in previous years. Girls are more likely active in care services while boys are more active in sports associations. The main motivation for...
Motorcycle and licence ownership up among the over-50s
On 1 January of this year, there were nearly 680 thousand registered motorcycles in the Netherlands. This is 4 percent more than in 2014.
Record number of enterprise births in 2019
In 2019, over 207 thousand new enterprises were established in the Netherlands, 23 thousand more than in the previous year. The number of enterprise births within one year has never been this high.
60 percent of inbound goods leave the Netherlands again
The total gross weight of goods which entered the Netherlands from abroad in 2018 amounted to 628 billion kg. This was 0.4 percent more than in 2017
Household spending 1.1 percent up in February
Dutch consumers spent 1.1 percent more in February 2020 than in February 2019.
Economic outlook virtually unchanged
The economic climate in July 2022 has hardly changed compared to June, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.