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Altogether, Dutch tourists took more than 36 million holidays last year. They spent 15 billion euro; over 12 billion euro was spent on holidays abroad.

The Dutch inflation rate in October 2005 decreased to 1.6 percent. In September consumer prices were 1.8 percent higher than in September 2004.

The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan dropped further in July, to an average of 1.4 percent. From May to June, it had already fallen from 1.7...

At the request of the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, the Centre for Policy-related Statistics of Statistics Netherlands has calculated the remuneration differences between men and...

Dutch producer prices have increased faster since mid-2009 than on average across the European Union (EU) and the Netherlands’ neighbouring countries. The chemical industry had a substantial effect...

The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 1.9 percent in April 2014. The interest rate remained fairly stable over the past few months. In...

Dutch heaths have been changing colour in recent years. Plants that colour heathland purple, such as heather, have been increasing, while grasses that give heathland a more yellow colour, such as...

In 2008, foreign lorries and articulated vehicles travelled 800 million kilometres on Dutch roads, a 2 percent decrease relative to 2007. If all types of vehicles are taken into account, the total...

After the Fins, the Swedes and the Danes, the Dutch are Europe’s most optimistic consumers. The relatively high level of consumer confidence in the Netherlands was mainly based on positive...

At the request of the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, Statistics Netherlands’ Centre for Policy Related Statistics has compiled custom-made tables on people who first claimed income...

According to Statistics Netherlands, the mood among Dutch manufacturers in September has improved slightly compared to August. The producer confidence indicator has risen from 3.5 in August to 3.8 in...

In 2011 over half million Dutch parents received child care allowances. The costs of child care per parent averaged close to 7,300 euro. The parents themselves paid nearly 2,000 euro of this. The...

Dutch container shipping to and from the Netherlands cost nearly 4 percent less in the fourth quarter of 2008 than in the previous quarter. The main reasons for this were decreasing demand, excess...

The number of Dutch non-financial companies whose profitability deteriorated has risen further in the first quarter of 2013. More than 38 percent of companies reported deterioration, more than half...

The high rate of the euro and rising food and oil prices are having a noticeable effect on Dutch exports. In the first quarter of 2008, the increase in exports to countries outside Europe was smaller...

According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), confidence among Dutch manufacturers hardly changed in February. The producer confidence indicator fell from 3.2 in January to 3.1 in February....

In all of February, there were around 550 fewer deaths than expected for that month.

The share of workers with a flexible employment contract has risen from 12 percent (2001) to 16 percent (2012) of the Dutch employed labour force.

The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science asked the Centre for Policy Related Statistics to compute tables on pupils aged 12-22 years who left senior secondary vocational education in...

In this paper the question is addressed how alternative data sources, such as administrative and social media data, can be used in the production of official statistics. Since most surveys at...

A majority in the Dutch population have confidence in their fellow men and in various national and international institutions. The Netherlands takes up a prominent position in Europe in this respect.

The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan dropped further to an average of 0,9 percent in November, i.e. 0.1 percentage point down from October.

In the third week of February (week 7, 14 to 20 February 2022 inclusive), estimated mortality stood at 3,400. This is over 150 more than in the previous week (3,211) but still slightly below the...

Interest on the latest ten-year government bond was 3.4 percent in December 2009. Interest on Dutch government bonds is currently below the eurozone average.

Only a small number of people in the Dutch labour force are engaged in R&D activities. The private sector spent 49 thousand labour years (1.1 percent) on R&D in 2007, thus approximating the European...