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Of the three Caribbean islands, Saba had the lowest income inequality in 2016.

Coal supply to Dutch seaports dropped by nearly 7 percent to 50 million tonnes in 2017.

Turnover in the sector accommodation and food services rose by 2.1 percent in Q1 2018 relative to the preceding quarter.

In 2017 consumer prices for meat rose by 3.8 percent. Poultry meat, pork, beef and veal, sheep and goat meat, processed meat

Out of the 7.7 million employee jobs in the Netherlands as of December 2016, around 1 percent were filled by employees who were residents of either Belgium or Germany.

In the first three quarters of 2018, the population of the Netherlands grew by 81 thousand. Population growth is similar to the same period one year previously. Foreign migration is the largest...

In 2018, one-quarter of the 754 ha of pumpkin cultivation area is in Flevoland province. The total pumpkin cultvation area has declined in most provinces. Pumpkin trade was slightly higher...

Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were almost 5 percent up in September 2018 year-on-year.

Confidence 5.9 in October, up from 5.7 in September.

Following a decline as of 2008, the GHG footprint of the Netherlands increased again, according to initial estimates.

Dutch retail sector achieved 1.5 percent turnover growth in March year-on-year.

The number of bankruptcies was the same in April 2018 as in the preceding month.

The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 3.5 percent up in March compared to the same month last year.

In 2017, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were 1 percent lower than in the previous year.

The Dutch economy is growing increasingly green. Companies are implementing cleaner production processes and are using relatively fewer raw materials.

In 2017, more cyclists than car occupants died in traffic accidents, of whom 1/4 on an e-bike.

In Q2 2018, Dutch consumers purchased around 455 million euros (excl. VAT) worth of products from foreign EU webshops. This represents an increase of 18 percent relative to Q2 2017.

People who say they care about the environment also practise energy conservation

In 2017, total energy consumption in the Netherlands stood at 3,150 petajoules (PJ), more or less equal to consumption in 2016.

Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 8.2 in April.

In 2017, 4 percent of young people in the Netherlands were neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET). This percentage is fairly stable and lower than in other EU countries.

Dutch Consumer Confidence stands at +25 in April. Opinions of Dutch consumers on the economic climate are slightly more positive. Willingness to buy also improves marginally.

In Q1 2018, 4.2 thousand asylum seekers and 2.1 thousand following family members were registered in the Netherlands.

Out of the asylum seekers who obtained a residence permit in 2014, 11 percent were in work after 30 months; 84 percent of status holders were benefit recipients.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the Dutch retail sector achieved 2.6 percent turnover growth in February year-on-year, while the volume of sales increased by 2 percent. Turnover grew in...