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February’s consumer confidence index hardly changed compared to January. Consumers’ opinions on the economic climate and willingness to buy also remained stable in the first two months of 2006.

Producers’ confidence in the manufacturing industry rose to 4.6 in February 2006. This is the highest level since the end of 2000.

Dutch economic growth at 0.9 percent in 2005. This is nearly half the growth of 1.7 percent in 2004, but well above the zero increase in 2002-2003.

The inflation rate in the Netherlands was 1.3 percent in January 2006. This is a sharp drop from December, when prices were 2.0 percent up on twelve months previously.

Dutch households have been spending more since last summer. In November 2005 households spent 1.6 percent more on goods and services than twelve months previously.

Producer confidence in manufacturing industry stands at 3.0 in January 2006, thus equalling the level of December 2005.