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Waste balance, kind of waste per sector; national accounts, 2008-2012
Waste by categories Origin and destination of waste
Terms of trade slightly deteriorated
Compared with June 2012, Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods slightly deteriorated in June 2013. Prices of exported goods were the same as one year previously, whereas import prices...
Unemployment rises further
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 659 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in May 2013, an increase by 9 thousand from April. Unemployment has risen almost continuously since mid-2011....
Unemployment down
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 674 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in October 2013, a reduction by 11 thousand relative to September. In October, 8.5 percent in the Dutch labour...
Business services providers optimistic about future turnover
In October, the number of business services providers anticipating turnover growth in the next three months largely outnumbered those anticipating a decrease.
More unemployed
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 668 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in December 2013, i.e. 15 thousand more than in November. After a peak in July, unemployment had been in...
Number of bankruptcies continues to rise
In January this year, 715 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt. The number of bankruptcies remains high.
Terms of trade deteriorate again
Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods deteriorated in November 2012 compared to November 2011. Prices of exported goods were 1.4 percent higher, prices of imported goods rose by 2.4...
Consumption growth practically at a standstill
In the first six months of 2011, Dutch consumption expenditure remained at the same level as one year previously. In June, households even spent one percent less on goods and services than twelve...
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Issues when integrating data sets with different unit types
Linkage of data sets with different unit types
Zero growth private sector investments
The volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was about the same in August 2012 as in August 2011. In July, private sector investments were nearly 1 percent up on one year...
Decline private sector investments less substantial
The volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was 2.9 percent down in September 2013 from September 2012. The decline was less substantial than in August, when private sector...
Business service providers expect turnover to decrease
In June, the number of business services providers expecting turnover to decrease in the next three months outnumbered those expecting an increase.
Rapid unemployment growth
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 643 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in March 2013, an increase by 30 thousand relative to February this year. Unemployment has risen almost...
CO2 emissions fall while economy rises
It is the third consecutive quarter in which CO2 emission levels fall while the economy is growing
Manufacturing output marginally up
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 0.4 percent up in November 2013 from November 2012. In September and October, manufacturing output was also up from twelve...
Number of job vacancies fairly stable
There were 108 thousand job vacancies at the end of September 2012, i.e. slightly fewer than at the end of June.
Dutch exports 5 percent up
The volume of exports of goods grew by 5 percent in November relative to twelve months previously. In October, the growth figure was 6 percent. The volume of imports grew by 4 percent in November,...
Further decline in amount of hours worked in temp jobs
In the fourth quarter of 2012, the amount of hours worked in stage A temp jobs was nearly 1 percent down on the third quarter. The number of hours worked in temp jobs also declined in the two...
Household spending down by 2.2 percent
Household spending on goods and services was 2.2 percent down in July 2013 from July 2012. The contraction was somewhat smaller than in June (2.6 percent).