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Dutch economic growth fell in the first quarter of 2005 for the first time since 2003. The gross domestic product was 0.3 percent lower than in the first quarter of last year. The first quarter of...

Dutch inflation fell to 1.5 percent in April 2005. This is 0.3 of a percent point lower than in March, when prices were 1.8 percent higher than twelve months previously. The decrease was mainly...

Consumer confidence has risen further in April 2005 and is now at its highest level since three years ago. However, there are still more pessimists among consumers than optimists. After correction...

Producers’ confidence in the manufacturing industry is -0.1 in April 2005. Manufacturers are thus significantly less optimistic than in March.

Households trimmed spending in the first two months of 2005. The volume of domestic consumption by households in February was 1.0 percent down on February 2004. Consumers spent far less on durable...

Inflation in the Netherlands was 1.8 percent in March 2005. This is 0.2 of a percent point higher than in February, when prices were 1.6 percent higher than twelve months previously. Fresh vegetables...

In the fourth quarter of 2004 there were 92 thousand jobs of employees less than in the fourth quarter van 2003. This brought job losses down to under 100 thousand for the first time in a year. The...

Dutch consumer confidence, corrected for seasonal influences, reached -21 in March 2005. This is virtually the same as in February. The slight rise of the previous two months did not continue in...

The volume of domestic consumption by households in the Netherlands was 0.4 percent smaller in January 2005 than twelve months previously. After corrections for price changes, consumers spent 1.0...

Inflation in the Netherlands was 1.6 percent in February 2005. This is 0.1 of a percent point higher than in January, when prices were 1.5 percent higher than twelve months previously. The increase...

Dutch consumer confidence, seasonally adjusted, reached -22 in February 2005. This is 4 points higher than in January, and also the second slight increase in a row. Dutch consumers started 2005 with...

The volume of domestic household consumption in 2004 increased by 0.4 percent, whereas consumption volume in 2003 fell by 0.9 percent. This means that household consumption in 2004 recovered slightly...

After correction for seasonal effects, consumer confidence is -26 in January 2005. This is 3 points higher than in December 2004. The improvement in confidence follows four consecutive months of...