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Pushing the boundaries for automated data reconciliation in official statistics
Dissertation on methods to resolve inconsistencies in statistical output at aggregate level.
Brexit en export
Hoe heeft de goederen- en dienstenuitvoer naar het Verenigd Koninkrijk zich ontwikkeld in de loop van 2019? CBS-onderzoeker Marjolijn Jaarsma geeft hier een overzicht van. Over het CBS In een...
Economic outlook slightly more negative
The economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has become slightly more unfavourable in January.
Offshoring, functional specialization and economic performance
Dissertation on the implications of the formation and evolution of Global Value Chains (GVCs) for the levels and growth rates of income, employment, trade, and productivity in countries.
Consumers expect unemployment to rise
Although unemployment in the Netherlands is still decreasing, Dutch consumers are becoming noticeably gloomier about the labour market. The news that companies are beginning to suffer the effects of...
Producer confidence remains invariably low
In July, Dutch manufacturers were just as low-spirited as in the preceding month. The producer confidence index stood at -14.8, as against -15,0 in June. The mood gradually improved after an all-time...
Modest consumption growth in May
Households spent 1.2 percent more on goods and services in May this year than in the same month last year.
Nearly 40 percent of the Dutch population feels that financing child care is primarily a task for the parents
Dutch child care costs rose to 3.9 billion euro in 2011. Nearly 40 percent of the Dutch population feels that financing child care is primarily a task of the parents themselves.
Nearly one in ten travellers occasionally shun public transport for safety reasons
Nearly one tenth of Dutch public transport users occasionally feel so unsafe that they opt for an alternative or prefer to stay at home.
Strong rise in unemployment in 2003
An average 416 thousand people were out of work in the Netherlands in the last quarter of 2003. This is 100 thousand more than in the same period in 2002.
2020: nearly 169 thousand deaths, 10 percent more than expected
In 2020, the total number of deaths stood at almost 169 thousand, which is over 15 thousand (10 percent) more than expected for that year.
Economic picture slightly less favourable
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in June is slightly less favourable than in the previous month.
Protecting Tables by Means of Cell Suppression
National Statistical Institutes protect tabular data against disclosure of sensitive information before they are released. A well-known method is cell suppression. In this paper we propose a new...
Fewer young volunteers in 2019
In 2019, fewer people aged 12 to 24 yrs volunteered than in previous years. Girls are more likely active in care services while boys are more active in sports associations. The main motivation for...
Financial corporations; balance sheet 1998-2016
Financial corporations; balance sheet, Assets; liabilities; financial corporations.
Consistent Multivariate Seasonal Adjustment
Seasonally adjusted series of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Estimating survey questionnaire profiles for measurement error risk
Surveys differ in their topics, language, style and design, and, consequently, in their sensitivity to measurement error.
Tjin-A-Tsoi new Director General of Statistics Netherlands
On Friday 24 January 2014 the Cabinet has adopted the proposal by the Minister of Economic Affairs, Mr Kamp, and the Central Commission for Statistics to appoint Dr. T.B.P.M. (Tjark) Tjin-A-Tsoi as...
Unemployment rate jumps to 5 percent
On average, 390 thousand persons were unemployed in the period June-August 2009, i.e. 5.0 percent of the labour force, as against 3.8 percent one year earlier.
Household consumption in decline
Household spending on goods and services was 2.3 percent down in January 2013 from January 2013. Domestic household consumption has been continuously down from twelve months previously for eighteen...
Household consumption in decline for almost a year
Household spending on goods and services was 2.0 percent down in April 2012 on April 2011. The decline was approximately the same in March (1.8 percent). Consumer spending has been continuously below...
Innovation and performance: A collection of microdata studies
Dissertation on analyzing the determinants of productivity growth.