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CAO wage increase below level of inflation during the last eighteen months
In the first quarter of 2012, collectively negotiated (CAO) wages have risen by 1.4 percent. The increase was approximately the same as in the previous two quarters. The CAO wage increase has been...
370 thousand workers living on incomes below the poverty line
Despite having paid jobs, 370 thousand households in the Netherlands were living below the poverty line in 2009.
Job vacancies rise further
The number of job vacancies in the Netherlands rose further in the second quarter of 2004. After adjustment for seasonal effects there were 121 thousand vacancies at the end of June. This is 8...
Nearly half a million employed annually involved in industrial accidents
Last year, 478 thousand people (7 percent of all employed) were involved in workplace accidents resulting in physical injuries or mental damage. Most accidents occur in the sectors hotels and...
More cars scrapped, Dutch car fleet still older
Nearly one quarter more cars were scrapped in the Netherlands in 2009 than in 2008. Although older cars were traded in for newer ones, the total car fleet in the Netherlands still grew older.
Retirement age higher
Employees retire at a later age. In 2007, the average age of retirement had risen to 62.
Environmental accounts; origin and destination, waste, 1990-2010
Origin and destination of waste ways of treatment
Relatively more women unemployed in the course of time
The economic crisis pushed up unemployment in the Netherlands to 4.8 percent in 2009. This is still very low compared with the towering levels in the 1930s.
Job vacancies up slightly
The number of job vacancies in the Netherlands rose slightly in the fourth quarter of 2006. After correction for seasonal effects, there were 225 thousand vacancies at the end of December.
Value added in construction; monthly figures
To provide rapid estimates about the volume development of the value added in construction.
Dutch balance of trade has been favourable for nearly three decades
Last year, the Netherlands exported more than 395 billion euro worth of goods and services. The value of imports amounted to 354 billion euro, resulting in a trade surplus of over 41 billion euro,...
Companies borrowing less than they are repaying for over a year now
Non-financial companies in the Netherlands repaid 3.0 billion euro more on outstanding loans than they borrowed in new loans in the first quarter of 2010. The credit crisis and uncertain economic...
Container transport increasingly important
The proportion of goods transported to the Netherlands by sea in containers has more than doubled over the past 15 years. Food products in particular are more often transported in containers.
More people find employment, in particular young people
The number of people who found jobs during the past three months has grown by an average of 6 thousand a month. Most of them are young.
Globalisation: pieces of the puzzle
Globalisation has many different aspects. A few pieces of the puzzle were put together by this symposium
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Deep learning for solar panel detection
How to improve the estimate of the total amount of solar energy generated in the Netherlands. One of these projects is Deep Solaris. In this project, we evaluated several Deep Learning methods to...
Italy fifth most important country for Dutch exports
Just over 5 percent of total Dutch exports went to Italy in 2009. This makes Italy the fifth largest receiver of Dutch exports in terms of value.
Participants distressed pension funds have higher pension claims
Active participants in pension funds which could not satisfy the minimum coverage ratio of 105 percent by the end of 2009 had build up higher claims than participants in pension funds with a...