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Record number of 40th wedding anniversaries
The number of couples celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary reached a record high in 2010. This is related to the peak in marriages around 1970.
Retail turnover over 4 percent up in November
Dutch retail sector achieved 4.1 percent turnover growth in November 2018 year-on-year, while the volume of sales increased by 3.2 percent.
Retail turnover almost 2 percent up in September
Dutch retail sector achieved 1.7 percent turnover growth in September year-on-year, while the volume of sales increased by 1.9 percent.
Retail turnover over 3 percent up in August
The Dutch retail sector achieved 3.4 percent turnover growth in August year-on-year, while the volume of sales increased by 3.2 percent.
Retail turnover almost 4 percent up in July
The Dutch retail sector achieved 3.8 percent turnover growth in July year-on-year, while the volume of sales increased by 3.3 percent.
Retail turnover 5.5 percent up in November
Dutch retail sector achieved 5.5 percent turnover growth in November year-on-year.
Government deficit 5.4 percent in 2010
Last year’s government deficit stood at 5.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), just under the 2009 level. The debt of the Dutch government increased further from 60.8 to 62.7 percent of the...
Many unemployed and disabled in eastern part of the Netherlands
Municipalities where the proportion of people receiving unemployment and disability benefits was high in June 2011 are mainly found in the eastern part of the Netherlands.
more second-job holders
Statistics Netherlands announced today that last year 467 thousand employees had two jobs. The share of second-job holders has risen to 7.6 percent of all employees.
Number of jobs grows considerably
In the second quarter of 2007, the number of jobs for employees had grown by 206 thousand relative to the same quarter last year.
Job growth still high, but slowing down
There were 7.8 million paid jobs in the Netherlands in the fourth quarter of 2007. This is an increase by 170 thousand relative to one year previously.
Lower incomes less active in their leisure time
People in the lower income brackets are less active in their leisure time than people in higher income categories.
Unemployment down as fewer people lose their jobs
In the second quarter of this year, 78 thousand people were added to the unemployment ranks in comparison to the previous quarter. The amount is smaller than in the second quarter of 2009, when the...
employment further down
The loss of employee jobs continued in the first quarter of this year;32 thousand jobs of employees were lost relative to the fourth quarter of 2013. After a modest loss by 4 thousand in the fourth...
Sustained loss of jobs
In the first quarter of this year, 156 thousand jobs of employees (2.0 percent) were lost compared to the first quarter of 2009. If seasonal effects are taken into account, 56 thousand jobs were lost...
Consumers again reticent in April
The volume of domestic household consumption in April 2004 was almost identical to that of April 2003. There is a difference in shopping day pattern though. When corrected for this difference,...
Consumption slightly up in June
The volume of domestic consumption was 0.6 percent larger in June 2004 than in the same month last year. Spending on goods was about the same as twelve months previously, while spending on services...
Many businesses in Limburg engaged in international trade
In relative terms, Limburg is the most internationally-oriented province of the Netherlands.