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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 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.

The mood among Dutch consumers is less positive in November than in October. The consumer confidence indicator drops 2 points and stands at 13.

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

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.

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...

The value of total goods exports from the Netherlands rose by 43.5 billion euros in 2017, an increase of 10 percent.

Tech subjects are chosen by an increasing proportion of girls in secondary and higher education.

There were 34 more bankruptcies in March 2018 than in the previous month. In February, the number of bankruptcies fell by 42. Most bankruptcies in March were recorded in the trade sector.

The number of guests staying in Dutch overnight accommodation rose to 42 million in 2017.

Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 9.5 in March.

Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were 0.3 percent up in February 2018 year-on-year.

In 2017, 77 percent of Dutch adults felt that the Netherlands should admit war refugees.

Although air traffic increased in the Caribbean Netherlands, the volume of passengers dropped by over 6 percent in 2017.

In 2016, the Dutch environmental sector represented a value added of 15.8 billion euros, contributing 2.2 percent to gross domestic product (GDP) that year. The share of the environmental sector in...

In 2017, over 3 million Dutch workers engaged in occasional or regular home working, 37 percent of the total workforce.

Dutch retail sector achieved 3.5 percent turnover growth in January year-on-year.

The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 7.1 percent up in January 2018.

Nearly 53 percent of refugee households have a low income, over six times the average in the Netherlands (8.2 percent). Among households with a Syrian or Eritrean main breadwinner, this share is even...

There were 40 more bankruptcies in October 2018 than in the previous month. Most bankruptcies were recorded in the trade sector.