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Shift towards more productive firms mainly in ICT-intensive sectors
ICT has had a positive effect on the Dutch economy between 2000 and December 2010. Firms became more productive in sectors where ICT is used intensively.
Incoming tourism contributed 16.4 percent to Bonaire's economy in 2012
Incoming tourism accounted for a direct contribution to Bonaire’s gross domestic product (GDP) of approximately 16.4 percent in 2012.
Enterprises spending more money on Research and Development abroad
Enterprises and institutions together spent 12.7 billion euros on R&D by in-house personnel in 2013, which constitutes a 2 percent on 2012. Apart from this, R&D activities are also frequently...
more and more businesses in the Netherlands
The number of registered businesses in the Netherlands increased by just over 65 thousand in 2014. In the first quarter of 2015 it rose by nearly 12 thousand. This means there are now a record number...
turnover car branch slides further in 2014, but sales up at start of 2015
According to figures released today by Statistics Netherlands, the Dutch car trade and repairs branch, the largest branch in the automotive sector, realised a net turnover of 29 billion euros in...
Internationalisation and R&D of Dutch small and medium-sized enterprises (Dutch only)
The research report and the accompanying custom-made tables show to what extent Dutch small and medium-sized enterprises invest in R&D, but are not active on foreign markets in terms of imports,...
Sickness absence rate dips to lowest level since 1996
The sickness absence rate among employees in the Netherlands has fallen to 3.8 percent in 2014, the lowest rate since 1996.
Incomes households and corporate profits up
The real disposable household income rose by 0.4 percent in 2014. After correction for inflation, household incomes improved for the first time since 2011. Today, the average household income is...
Migrant workers in the region Limburg, 2012 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on migrant labour in the labour market in Limburg. The tables cover migrants from the European Union living or working in the Netherlands. Commissioned by: Limburg Economic...
three in ten companies use paid cloud services
In June 2014, 28 percent of companies in the Netherlands used IT services via the internet (cloud services). These are paid services such as software, computing, and storage capacity via the...
Key indicators by company size 2011 and 2012, in accordance with National Accounts totals 2011 and 2012 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on key indicators by company size for 2011 and 2012, in accordance with National Accounts totals. Commissioned by: Ministry of Economic Affairs (EZ)
Macroeconomic imbalances factsheet
The European Union has formulated the so called Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure. By means of a scoreboard, the European Commission judges whether there are (potential) imbalances within the member...
fewer apprenticeships for mbo students in 2013
As a result of the economic situation in the Netherlands nearly 18 thousand fewer apprenticeship places were available in 2013 than in 2012 for students in the apprenticeship-based track (bbl) of...
Retail sector by COROP and size class in Limburg and the eastern part of Noord-Brabant, 2014 (Dutch only)
Number of firms in the retail sector in Limburg and the eastern part of Noord-Brabant by COROP and size class. Commissioned by Koenen en Co.
Policy instruments used by 'top' industry sectors, 2011 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on the use of Innovation performance contracts (IPC) and Economic missions with Cabinet members by ‘top’ industry sectors in 2011. Commissioned by: Agentschap NL
Investments in the Netherlands dramatically down since 2008
Statistics Netherlands announced today that investments have seriously fallen behind in the Netherlands in the past years. Another factor that plays a part in this respect is that Dutch companies...
Share corporate sector in national income up, share households down
After 2000, the share of the corporate sector in the national income has increased, but the share of households has decreased as research conducted by Statistics Netherlands shows. This is partly the...
The Dutch economy 2013
Today Statistics Netherlands publishes De Nederlandseeconomie2013.
Economic situation remains unchanged
According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in August was about the same as in July. Economic recovery has come to a virtual standstill over the last months.
Macroeconomic Imbalances Factsheet
The European Union has formulated the so called Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure. By means of a scoreboard, the European Commission judges whether there are (potential) imbalances within the member...
Turnover courier service providers reaches record high
The overall turnover generated by providers of courier services rose by more than 9 percent in the first quarter of 2014, the highest first-quarter growth ever recorded. Turnover has grown...