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Consumer prices on Bonaire increase less rapidly
In Q2 2018, consumer prices in the Caribbean Netherlands increased less rapidly than in the previous quarter.
Sharp increase in consumer prices on Bonaire
In Q1 2018, consumers on Bonaire paid 3.8 percent more for goods and services than one year previously. Prices rose year-on-year by 2.9 percent on Saba and by 2.0 percent on St Eustatius.
Lower CO2 emissions in Q4 2017
In Q4 2017, CO2 emissions in the Netherlands were 2.2 percent down year-on-year.
General government surplus 1.8% of GDP in mid-2019
In the first six months of 2019, the government had a budget surplus of 14 bn euros, as revenues increased more rapidly than expenditure.
UK third largest destination in service exports
The United Kingdom is the largest market for Dutch services, after Germany and Ireland. In 2018, the Netherlands exported 23.8 billion euros of services to the UK, over 4 percent more than in the...
Business investment spending over 3 percent down in July
In July 2010, the volume of corporate investments in tangible fixed assets was 3.4 percent down on July 2009. The decline was in the same order of magnitude as in June, but far below the level of the...
CO2 emissions virtually unchanged in Q3 2018
In Q3 2018, CO2 emissions in the Netherlands were up by 0.1 percent year-on-year. Households and the services sector emitted less CO2, while energy companies contributed slightly more.
Wider life expectancy gap between high and low-educated
The life expectancy of highly educated 65-year-olds has increased in recent years while it remained the same for their lower educated peers. Lower educated people show a greater prevalence of...
Living ever longer without physical limitations
Life expectancy without physical limitations and in good self-perceived health is projected to rise until 2040.
Economic situation improves
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation has improved in October.
Economic situation hardly changes
The economic situation is more or less the same in September compared to one month previously.
Budget surplus of almost 3 bn euros in 2016
The Netherlands has a budget surplus of nearly 3 bn euros for the first time since the global financial crisis.
Producer Prices (2000 = 100) by SBI '93
Price index number including and excluding excise According to activity nomenclature SBI'93
International measurement of welfare in a broad sense
The teaching post is likely to play a key role in internationalisation of the Dutch model
Netherlands earns €0.5 billion in car exports to the US
In 2015, the Dutch private sector generated more than 0.5 billion euros in revenues through European exports of motor vehicles and vehicle components to the United States.
78 thousand Dutch men celebrate first Father’s Day
On 1 January 2017, there were around 4.1 million fathers versus 4.8 million mothers in the Netherlands.
Relatively high prosperity, but at a cost
The Sustainability Monitor 2017 was presented to the Dutch House of Representatives on 17 May.
Budget surplus at 2.1 percent of GDP in Q3 2018
Government revenues in the first three quarters of 2018 exceeded expenditure by almost 12 billion euros.
Economic situation improves slightly
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation has improved slightly in December.
Economic situation improves further
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation has improved further in November.
Half of imports from the UK not for domestic use
In 2018, the Netherlands imported 26.4 billion euros worth of goods from the United Kingdom. This amount was only higher in 2012 and 2013.
Eurozone debts still exceeding pre-crisis level
In mid-year 2019, the Netherlands’ gross debt ratio – government debt as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) – amounted to 50.9 percent of GDP.
Technology festival: smart solutions for society
Corporate news article on Technology festival: smart solutions for society