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More pessimism among Dutch manufacturers
The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated somewhat in July. The producer confidence indicator stood at -5.2 versus -4.8 in June.
Storage capacity for animal manure substantially increased
In 2007, 95 percent of dairy and pig farms in the Netherlands had provisions to store semi-liquid manure for six months or longer.
More children placed under guardianship
The number of children placed under guardianship has increased considerably in recent years. In 2007, 10.6 thousand children were placed under guardianship.
Unemployment down in August
According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, seasonally adjusted unemployment fell to 683 thousand in August, i.e. 8.6 percent of the labour force.
Drop in house prices more substantial
Prices of existing owner-occupied houses were on average 2.8 percent lower in August 2011 than in August 2010.
Unemployment rises to over 8 percent
According to figures released today by Statistics Netherlands, seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands rose by 30 thousand in March, to 643 thousand people.Figures published by UWV – the...
House prices drop faster
Prices of existing owner-occupied houses were on average 2.3 percent lower in July 2011 than in July 2010.
Dutch among top online shoppers in Europe
Around seven in ten Dutch people aged 16-75 years shopped online in 2011. This figure reflects the continuing increase in online shopping in the Netherlands, and places the Netherlands among the top...
Greenhouse gas emissions higher due to winter cold and production growth
Greenhouse gas emissions were 6 percent higher last year than in 2009 and have risen for the first time in seven years. Greenhouse gas emissions are only 1 percent below the level of 1990, the base...
Unemployment continues to rise
Figures show that seasonally adjusted unemployment rose by 5 thousand in September 2012, to 519 thousand.
AEX-quoted companies paid out more in dividends in 2013
Dutch companies quoted on the Amsterdam stock exchange (AEX) paid 700 million euros less in dividends last year than in 2012. The main reason for this decrease was that KPN did not pay any dividend....
Pronounced debt restructuring plans; way of ending, region 1999-2017
Pronounced debt restructuring plans; quarterly figures by type of person type of ending, age group and province
GDP, production and expenditures; output and income by activity 1969 - 2012
Output, intermediate consumption, value added and income components by economic activity
Consumer prices 2.8 percent up in August
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.8 percent higher in August than in the same month one year previously.
Again more cattle grazing
The share of grazing cattle increased again last year, with 71 percent of the dairy herd grazing outdoors against 65 percent in 2016.
Household spending almost 2 percent up in July
Dutch consumers spent 1.7 percent more in July 2019 than in July 2018.
The citizenship premium: Immigrant naturalisation and socio-economic integration in the Netherlands
Dissertation on the relationship between naturalization and socioeconomic integration of first-generation immigrants in the Netherlands.
Consumer prices 1.3 percent up in July
The Dutch consumer price index (CPI) was 1.3 percent higher in July 2017 than in July 2016.
Consumer prices 1.1 percent up from one year previously
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.1 percent higher in June 2017 than in June 2016.