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The number of social security benefits paid to under-65s has increased for the second consecutive quarter.

The number of under-27 Wajong (Income Provision Act for Disabled Young People) claimants has grown further in the first six months of 2011, but the number of completely disabled among Wajong...

The estimated number of deaths in week 41 (5 to 11 October inclusive) stands at 2,950.

In the first six months of 2013, a record number of corporate and institutional bankruptcies were filed. According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, 4 in every 10 bankruptcies...

The purchasing power of Dutch consumers declined by 1 percent last year. Purchasing power also declined in 2010 and 2011, though less dramatically: by 0.5 and 0.8 percent respectively.

Nearly one in every ten live-born babies were born to single mothers last year. Nine in ten were born to couples living together.

Dutch inflation stood at 0.3 percent in August 2009 and remained low. In July, the inflation rate stood at 0.2 percent

In 2007, some 80 thousand non-Dutch immigrants entered the Netherlands. Finding a job was the main motive.

The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.2 percent higher in April than in the same month last year.

Daily time use in hours and in % participation Time use, gender

The non-residential construction sector was booming last year. Companies also invested large amounts in repairs and renovation of non-residential buildings.

People who grew up in low-income families – in particular people with a non-western background –often have low incomes themselves.

Last year, 28 thousand native Dutch left the Netherlands to settle elsewhere, i.e. 9 thousand fewer than in record year 2006. The most popular destinations were Belgium and Germany.

In nearly all countries of the world, more men than women smoke. Also, the percentage of people who smoke daily decreased nearly everywhere between 1999 and 2009.