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Professor at CBS investigating impact of urban life
research on urban areas and urban problems
Carbon footprint
The amount of carbon dioxide emitted globally for consumption purposes in the Netherlands, the so-called carbon footprint, fell by almost 18 percent between 2008 and 2016.
Measuring internet economy on the international agenda
applying innovative big data research methods in a collaborative project with Google and Dataprovider
New steps in big data for traffic and transport statistics
CBS now makes statistics about road traffic intensities purely on the basis of road sensors
GDP growth rate 0.4 percent in Q3 2019
According to the first estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands GDP expanded by 0.4 percent in Q3 2019 relative to the previous quarter.
Renewable electricity; domestic production, imports and exports, 1990-2013
Domestic production, import and exports of renewable electricity from hydro power, wind energy, solar photovoltaic energy and biomass
New steps in big data for traffic and transport statistics
CBS now makes statistics about road traffic intensities purely on the basis of road sensors
GDP growth rate 0.5 percent in Q2 2019
According to the first estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands GDP expanded by 0.5 percent in Q2 2019 relative to the previous quarter.
Concert attendance higher than ever
Classical and pop concerts at performing arts venues across the Netherlands attracted a total audience of nearly 9.7 million in 2018.
Statistics Netherlands invests in Spark to process big data
Over the next few months, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) will invest in a new computer system: Spark.
Most households practise energy conservation
People who say they care about the environment also practise energy conservation
Traffic growth in ports driven by container sector
Container transhipment increased substantially at Dutch seaports in 2017.
Teenage population will fall in next 10 years, but rise in Randstad
According to Statistics Netherlands’ population forecast, the number of teenagers in the Netherlands will decrease by 160 thousand in the next ten years. This would mean that just under 1.9 million...
Dutch economy grows by 1.5 percent
Dutch economic growth came to 1.5 percent in the third quarter of 2004 compared with the same quarter in 2003. The is the largest increase in the volume of gross domestic product (GDP) in the last...
Rijks Data Science Programme kicks off
Article about the official launch of the ‘Rijks Data Science Programme’,
A plea for consistent income inequality figures
There is a lot of social debate about income inequality. Has income inequality increased over the longer term or not?
Asparagus cultivation 66 percent up in north of Limburg since 2000
The area used for growing asparagus has risen by 1,230 hectares (nearly 60 percent) since 2000 to more than 3,300 ha in 2014. Statistics Netherlands announced today that asparagus cultivation spread...
Groundwater extraction by businesses
Between 2000 and 2014, 5 percent less fresh (and brackish) groundwater was extracted.
International measurement of welfare in a broad sense
Smits develops Dutch measurement model further using 100 indicators and expand it into international measurement model
The international road to new forms of data collection
CBS hosted two UNECE workshops in October, on data collection and statistics communication.
Urban Big Data Center Glasgow and CBS sharing expertise
an ever-increasing demand for urban data, and the production of new statistics using Big Data
Third quarter economic growth: 1.4 percent
The Dutch economy saw a growth of 1.4 percent in the third quarter of 2004 compared to the third quarter of 2003. This is the highest growth rate in three years. Employment decreased a little less in...
The international road to new forms of data collection
CBS hosted two UNECE workshops in October, on data collection and statistics communication.