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Monitoring major enterprises within Europe
The LCU team is currently taking part in a Eurostat project that allows sharing of the related knowledge and expertise among the statistical offices in the ESS member states.
Turnover accommodation and food services slightly down
Turnover accommodation and food services slightly down Turnover in the sector accommodation and food services (previously known as the sector hotels and restaurants) fell by 0.3 percent in Q1 2019...
Retail sales marginally up
Retail sales were 0.5 percent higher in May than twelve months previously. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent higher.
Retail turnover marginally up
Retail turnover in August 2012 was nearly 1 percent up on August 2011. Retail prices were nearly 2 percent higher; the volume of retail sales was 1 percent down on twelve months previously.
Industry; production and sales, index 2010=100, '05 January - '18 September
Indexfigures and changes of production, total turnover, domestic and foreign turnover in the industry by sectors and branches (SIC2008)
Integral income and wealth statistics
Brief survey description Integral income and wealth statistics
Nearly half a million single parents in the Netherlands
As more married and unmarried couples with children decide to split up, the number of single parents in the Netherlands continues to grow.
No Father's day for some fathers
Although most children in the Netherlands grow up with two parents, one in seven children experience the divorce of their parents. After a divorce, the contact between children and their fathers...
€25.5 billion revenue from exports to the UK
In 2018, the Netherlands earned 25.5 billion euros in exports of goods and services destined for the United Kingdom, up 4 percent on 2017.
GDP growth rate remains 0.5 percent in Q4 2018
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) showed 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2018 relative to Q3 2018.
Economic picture less favourable
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in February is less favourable than in the previous month again.
average inflation rate over 2015 lowest since 1987
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the inflation rate over 2015 averaged 0.6 percent, the lowest increase in consumer prices since 1987. Falling oil prices in particular kept inflation low.
Inflation down to 0.8 percent
The Dutch inflation rate according to the consumer price index (CPI) was 0.8 percent in August, versus 1.0 percent in July. The decline was due mainly to the price developments in clothing and petrol.
Where will we live in 2025?
Over the next two decades the number of inhabitants in the Netherlands is expected to increase by 600 thousand, bringing the total to 16.9 million. The growth areas will be primarily in the provinces...
Marginal consumption growth
Dutch households spent 0,2 percent more on goods and services in November 2013 than in November 2012. This is the first increase in nearly two and a half years.
Fewer women to receive 'kitchen sink subsidy'
In 2007 over 1.1 million people received the general levy discount, as against 1.3 million at the moment of introduction in 2001. In nine out of ten cases, the recipients of this subsidy mockingly...
Security costs 780 euros per person
Spending on crime prevention and fighting crime, corruption and harassment topped 13 billion euros in 2012. This comes to 780 euros per person. Spending on security has been about the same since 2009.
Retail turnover down
Figures released by Statistics Netherlands show that retail turnover in October 2013 was 1.5 percent below the level of the same month last year.
Hotel and restaurant prices rise faster than inflation for last 10 years
Prices in the hotel and restaurant sector have risen by more than 40 percent since 1998.