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Economic situation virtually unchanged
The economic situation at the end of April was about the same as it was at the end of March. Improvements and downswings balanced each other out. The heart of the scatter in the Tracer is still...
Retail turnover up in third quarter
Dutch retailers realised 1.4 percent more turnover in the third quarter of 2010 than in the same period last year.
Petrol price reaches new record high
The litre price of Euro95 averaged 1.776 euro in March 2012. Consumers can obtain cheaper petrol at self-service stations.
Manufacturing output lower than in December last year
According to Statistics Netherlands, the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 2.8 percent lower in December 2014 than in December 2013. Altogether, manufacturing output...
Sustained job losses
The number of jobs of employees was 89 thousand (1.1 percent) lower in the fourth quarter of 2012 than twelve months previously. In the first three quarters of 2012, too, the number of jobs was lower...
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...
More suicides in recent years
A total of 1,525 people committed suicide in the Netherlands last year.
Inflation Caribbean Netherlands declines further
According to figures released today by Statistics Netherlands, inflation according to the consumer price index (CPI) on all three islands of Caribbean Netherlands was down further in the second...
Decrease in disability benefits slowing down
In August 2011, 825 thousand people in the Netherlands were claiming a disability benefit. Nearly half of them received a benefit because of mental health problems or a behavioural disorder.
Unemployment unchanged
According to figures released today by Statistics Netherlands, an average 280 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period September–November 2008.
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...
Virtually no growth retail turnover in June
Retail sales in June were almost at the same level as in June 2010. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent higher. As a result, retail volume shrank by more than 2 percent. Just as in May, turnover in...
Tourism sector mainly grows through foreign tourists
The contribution of the tourism sector to Dutch GDP rose from 3.2 percent in 2010 to 3.6 percent in 2013 according to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands today. The tourism sector...