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Dutch consumers slightly more negative in October
The mood among consumers is slightly more negative in October than in the previous month.
April inflation rate was 2.7 percent according to flash estimate
In its flash estimate for April, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the CPI-measured inflation rate stood at 2.7 percent.
Drop in prices of goods imports and exports has slowed in 2024
Prices of imported and exported goods were 3.8 percent lower (for exports) and 5.5 percent lower (for imports) in the first half of 2024 than in the same period of 2023
Exports down by over 4 percent in May
In May 2024, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was down by 4.3 percent year on year.
International material flows Dutch industry
This table contains the import and export of selected goods and services from the petroleum, chemical, and basic metals industries. Import is broken down by use: intermediates for domestic...
Ensuring the quality of statistics using scientific methods
CBS uses scientifically proven methods to guarantee the quality of its products and services.
Number of youth care recipients stable last year
In 2022, 467 thousand young people in the Netherlands received some form of youth care. This is approximately the same number as in the previous year. It means that 10.5 percent of all young people...
Revision of statistics on health and social care expenditure, 2021-2023
Statistics Netherlands publishes revised figures for the statistics on expenditures on health and social care for 2021-2023. Important changes include a new breakdown by type of care, improved scope,...
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.
Netherlands imports and exports the most Christmas decorations in the EU
Dutch exports of Christmas decorations accounted for 40 percent of the EU total in 2024
GDP, output and expenditures; changes, Quarterly National Accounts
Production, expenditures, income and external economic transactions Value, volume and price changes High Value Dataset – Statistiek
Three-quarters of internet users choose two-step verification
The share of internet users who know how two-step verification works was 70 percent in 2024, compared to 64 percent in 2022.
Fewer museum visits in 2024 than before pandemic
Almost 32 million museum visits were made in the Netherlands in 2024, around the same number as in 2023
Dutch consumer confidence unchanged in December
The sentiment among consumers in the Netherlands in December was equally negative as it was in the previous month.
Government deficit of 11 billion in first three quarters of 2025
The Dutch government spent nearly 11 billion euros more than it received in the first nine months of 2025
Rise in poverty rate after five years of decreases
A total of 551 thousand people in the Netherlands were living in poverty in 2024
Health care costs for women higher than for men
Health care costs were around 13 percent higher for women than men in 2023 (based on the basic health care insurance package in the Netherlands).
Data centres consume 4.6 percent of the Netherlands’ electricity
In 2024, data centres consumed 5,100 GWh of electricity, which is 4.6 percent of total electricity consumption in the Netherlands.
Companies using AI above all for marketing or sales
One in six companies have used AI in 2025, double the number from two years ago
Bankruptcies down by 13 percent in November year on year
Adjusted for court days, 3-7 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in November.
Manufacturing output almost 2 percent higher in October year on year
In October 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 1.9 percent higher than it was in October 2024.
Inflation decreases to 2.9 percent in November
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 2.9 percent more expensive in November 2025 than one year previously.
7 in 10 people sometimes doubt the truth of information seen online
In 2025, 72 percent of people in the Nethlerands say they have seen or read information online that they believed to be untrue
Retail turnover up by over 3 percent in October
Retail turnover was 3.1 percent higher in October 2025, year on year. Sales volume was up by 1.6 percent.
Manufacturing output prices virtually the same in October
Output prices for products manufactured in the Netherlands were 0.1 percent lower in October 2025 than one year previously.