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Bankruptcies down by 18 percent year-on-year in June
Adjusted for court days, 313 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in June. That is 69 fewer bankruptcies than in the same month in 2024.
Producer confidence in June again more unfavourable
Producer confidence declined further in June.
International trade has tripled in past 30 years, even as growth has slowed
The international trade in goods stalled in 2023 and the first half of 2024, but over the past 30 years it has grown significantly with the exception of sharp falls during the credit crisis and the...
Entering the housing market often begins with renting private housing
Half of households that entered the housing market in 2023 began by renting a home in the private sector.
Emissions from road traffic down by over 16 percent in ten years
In 2023, 3.6 million kilograms of particulate matter were emitted from road traffic in the Netherlands, 16.3 percent less than in 2013.
One-fifth of businesses rethinking their strategy due to tensions abroad
Nearly 22 percent of businesses have made changes to their business strategy, or plan to make changes, in response to tensions, disruptions or policy changes in overseas markets
Imports from US are mainly oil, gas and services
Dutch firms imported over 93 billion euros worth of goods and services from the United States in 2023.
Hotels; business related overnight stays, star rating
Business related overnight stays in hotels, motels, b&b's Star rating, Netherlands and Amsterdam
Phosphate and nitrogen emitted in livestock manure is above new limits
The total amount of nitrogen excreted in animal manure in 2024 was 449 million kilograms, 3 percent less than in 2023
Inflation was 3.3 percent in January according to flash estimate
In its flash estimate of monthly inflation, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the CPI-measured inflation rate stood at 3.3 percent in January 2025.
Investment up by over 2 percent in March
In March 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was up by 2.2 percent year on year.
Exports up by 0.5 percent in April
In April 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 0.5 percent year on year.
Fewer 30-year-olds have settled down
People aged thirty are less likely to have settled down.
Two-thirds of businesses are struggling with staff shortages
Two-thirds of entrepreneurs are dealing with shortage of staff.
8.5 percent of exports to US subject to tariffs on steel and aluminium
The United States is the fifth largest export market for Dutch goods
More freshwater biodiversity, less on land
Since 1990, the Living Planet Index for the Netherlands has increased by an average of 13 percent.
In May, 2 percent more bankruptcies than a year ago
Adjusted for court days, 352 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in May. That is 8 more bankruptcies than in the same period a year earlier.
Energy bills 2 percent lower
The average household in the Netherlands spends 2,065 euros on energy bills each year based on January 2025 energy prices
1 in 10 people felt discriminated against in 2023
In 2023, 1 in 10 people in the Netherlands said they had felt discriminated against at some point in the past twelve months.
Household consumption slightly up in April
Household spending was 0.2 percent higher in April 2025 than it was in April 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Business confidence down in first quarter of 2025
There has been a slight fall in business confidence for the first time in over a year.
1,849 suicides in 2024
Last year, 1,849 people took their own lives. That means there were five suicides per day, on average.
Economic picture again less negative
The economic picture was less negative in January than it was in December, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
Decrease in public debt continued in first half of 2024
In H1 2024, the Netherlands’ public debt fell by nearly 6 billion euros to 475 billion euros.
Inflation unchanged on Bonaire and Saba, higher on St Eustatius
In the third quarter of 2024, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 2.5 percent more expensive than one year previously.