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Consumers spent 14.8 percent more in April 2022 compared to April one year previously. They mainly spent more on durable goods and services.

The Dutch economy grew by 4.5 percent in 2022, after growing by 4.9 percent in 2021. Such growth over two consecutive years had not yet been recorded this century

On 1 January 2023, over 11.5 million people were holding a Dutch car driving licence, 0.7 percent more than one year previously.

What is well-being ‘here and now’? Well-being ‘here and now’ concerns people’s personal characteristics and the quality of the environment they live in. It relates to subjective well-being, material...

Society’s need to describe complex phenomena - such as the consequences of an economic crisis - is growing exponentially.

Just recently, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) was the subject of an official Peer review, executed by the European Statistical System (ESS).

Many non-financial companies in the Netherlands fear for their survival in case of a protracted coronavirus crisis. Nearly half of all entrepreneurs in the non-financial private sector expect their...

This article details the revisions made to Statistics Netherlands’ (CBS) national accounts for the 2021 and 2022 reporting years.

How prepared is the Netherlands to cope immediately with an extreme shock? Will people still be able to earn their livelihood, and how will the most vulnerable groups cope? Are Dutch nature, social...

In December 2022, net labour participation among young men exceeded the rate among young women.

In 2021, the income of the agricultural sector is 1 percent higher than in 2020. This year’s animal output is below the level of 2020, but crop output has increased.

In 2022, the number of status holders in paid work increased compared to the previous year.

COVID-19 impact on central government

According to the first quarterly estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of currently available data, in Q4 2022 gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6 percent relative...

In Q1 2021, business confidence has declined slightly and is still negative.

In 2022, Dutch companies imported 2.5 billion euros worth of telecommunications and computer services from India.

The Dutch retail sector recorded 11 percent year-on-year turnover growth. The volume of sales, however, went down by 0.5 percent.

The economic climate in March 2023 is more negative than it was in February.

The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.0 percent higher in June than in the same month last year.

In 2020, tourism in the Caribbean Netherlands declined sharply due to the measures and flight restrictions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Consumers spent 7.3 percent more in May 2022 compared to May one year previously. They spent more on services, but less on goods.

In the first eight months of 2020, the value of Dutch goods exports was 35 billion euros higher than goods imports. This trade surplus is virtually equal to one year previously.

The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.1 percent higher in May than in the same month last year.

The consumer price index (CPI) was 9.6 percent higher in April than in the same month last year.

In 2020, the total volume of incoming and outgoing cargo shipments to and from Dutch seaports declined to nearly 558 million tonnes.