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Retail turnover 1 percent up
Retail turnover was 1 percent up in February 2012 from February 2011.
Employment decline
The number of jobs of employees was 156 thousand lower in the first quarter of 2010 than in the first quarter of 2009; a decline by 2.0 percent.
Four percent of employees per day off sick
Sickness absence among Dutch employees was an average 3.9 percent in the third quarter of 2008.
Turnover growth retail slackening
Turnover growth in retail trade was 2.3 percent in the second quarter of 2008 relative to the same period last year. This is the lowest growth rate since the fourth quarter of 2005.
Second week of April: 86 bankruptcies
In week 15 (working week 6 to 10 April inclusive), 86 companies and institutions – excluding sole proprietorships – were declared bankrupt.
Lower CO2 emissions in Q2 2017
CO2 emissions in the Netherlands declined by 0.9 percent year-on-year.
Manufacturers less confident in May
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 6.1 in May, down from 8.3 in April.
West Netherlands least affected by economic decline
In 2003 the western part of the Netherlands (comprising the provinces of North Holland, South Holland, Utrecht and Zeeland) was least affected by the recession. In the provinces of Gelderland,...
Providers of business services slightly less optimistic
In September, business services providers anticipating turnover growth during the next three months outnumbered those anticipating a turnover decline, but with + 19, the index was marginally lower...
Retail trade: higher prices, lower sales
Retail sales in the second quarter of 2011 were 1.4 percent up on the second quarter of 2010.
Substantially more turnover for super markets
In October 2007 Dutch retail trade realised a turnover that was 6.2 percent higher than a year earlier.
Inflation rate marginally higher
In September 2009, the Dutch inflation rate stood at 0.4 percent, an increase by 0.1 percentage points compared to August.
Much smaller fall in factory gate prices
Factory gate prices in Dutch manufacturing were nearly 9 percent lower in October 2009 than in October 2008. The price drop was much less substantial than in September, when manufactured products...
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.