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Supplemental survey: Decline in consumer confidence continues
This supplemental survey indicates sustained decline in consumer confidence over the month of April.
Dutch consumer considerably more positive
The mood among Dutch consumers improved in June.
More cars, fewer freight vehicles
The number of cars has increased sharply this century: from over 6.3 million in 2000 to nearly 8 million in 2015, a 25 percent increase. Motorcycle and moped numbers also increased, but freight...
Economic situation deteriorating further
The economic situation at the end of September was worse than at the end of August. Indicators showed further deterioration across the board. The heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer is...
Dutch inflation remains stable
Dutch inflation was 2.3 percent in September, just as in July and August. Prices for air tickets had an upward effect on inflation in September, but prices for new cars had a downward effect. On...
Consumer confidence marginally higher
December’s consumer confidence index was marginally up on the previous month and is now, after a minor downturn in November, back at the level of September and October.
Economic situation virtually unchanged
The economic situation at the end of April was about the same as at the end of March. Improvements and downswings more or less balanced each other out. The heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle...
upturn for retail trade in October
The Dutch retail sector climbed out of its recent slump in October.
smartphone increasingly important import product
In the period 2007 - October 2014, the share of imported mobile phones and smartphones in total imports more than doubled to 2 percent.
Inflation rate in May increased to 1.5 percent
De inflation rate in May 2004 reached 1.5 percent. This is 0.1 percentage point higher than in April. The rising inflation rate in May was entirely due to price developments in car fuels.
Inflation rate drops marginally
Dutch inflation was 2.6 percent in October, 0.1 percentage points lower than in September. Prices charged for airline tickets and petrol largely accounted for the decline.
Economic situation unchanged
The economic situation at the end of April was about the same as it was at the end of March. Most indicators in the Business Cycle Tracer are still in the recession stage. Fourteen of the fifteen...
Tourist spending dramatically down
Dutch and foreign tourists spent 35.2 billion euro in the Netherlands last year, 3.8 percent less than one year previously. If price changes are taken into account, the decline was even more dramatic...
Retail turnover down
Figures released by Statistics Netherlands show that retail turnover in October 2013 was 1.5 percent below the level of the same month last year.
Childcare no longer stands in the way of mothers who want to work
One in five mothers who do not work or who have a part-time job want to work for more hours a week. Their reason for not doing so is hardly ever a shortage of suitable childcare.
Economic situation virtually unchanged
The economic situation at the end of January 2012 was about the same as at the end of December 2011. Improvements and downswings more or less balanced each other out. The heart of the scatter in the...