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After correction for seasonal effects, consumer confidence remained unchanged in September 2005 compared to the previous month.

Producer confidence in manufacturing industry improved further and was at 1.3 in September, the highest score since March 2005. In August producer confidence was still in the negative range.

Households spent more in July 2005 than in July 2004. The volume of domestic consumption was 0.5 percent greater than in July 2004. This is the second slight increase in a row.

The Dutch inflation rate in August 2005 reached 1.8 percent, up 0.2 percent point on June and July. Then prices were 1.6 percent higher than the year before.

According to the latest figures by Statistics Netherlands the number of unfilled vacancies did not increase any further in the second quarter of 2005. On 30 June 2005 the seasonally corrected figure...

Producer confidence in Dutch manufacturing improved greatly in August, reaching -0.3. In July confidence was -3.7.

Consumers are less positive about the economy of the Netherlands in August than they were in July. After correction for seasonal effects, the confidence index fell from -23 to -28.

In June 2005 households consumed about the same as the year before. The volume of domestic consumption was up by 0.1 percent on June 2004.