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Slightly fewer job vacancies
According to figures released today, there were 118 thousand job vacancies at the end of March 2012, after correction for seasonal effects.
Business services providers slightly more optimistic
In February, the number of business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months outnumbered those expecting a decline. With +18 percent, the balance was slightly up on...
Stable number of job vacancies
By the end of September, there were 108 thousand seasonally corrected job vacancies, down 1 thousand on the previous quarter. The number of vacancies fell considerably faster in the previous three...
Inflation rate down to 1.0 percent
Dutch inflation dropped to 1.0 percent in May, i.e. 0.1 percentage points lower than in April. At the same time, the inflation rate in the eurozone has risen.
December's inflation rate lower
The most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands show that inflation was 2.4 percent in December, i.e. below the level of the preceding months when inflation varied around 2.6 percent lag.
Inflation rate unchanged in August
Inflation was 3.2 percent in August.
Second estimate fourth quarter growth 2009: economy shrank by 2.2 percent
The Dutch economy shrank by 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with the same quarter in 2008. This second estimate is unchanged from the first estimate published on 12 February 2009.
Number of vacancies further down
Adjusted for seasonal variation, there were 91 thousand unfilled vacancies at the end of June, a reduction by 6 thousand relative to the first quarter, which means that the downward trend continues.
Record number of bankruptcies in 2012
An unprecedented total of 11,235 businesses and natural persons were declared bankrupt last year, an increase by 18 percent relative to 2011.
Inflation rate stable at 2.5 percent
For the third in a row, the inflation rate was stable at 2.5 percent in March 2012.
Retail turnover growth 2.6 percent
Retail turnover rose by 2.6 percent in 2008 relative to 2007. Higher prices almost entirely accounted for the increase. Turnover volume improved marginally.
Providers of business services anticipate turnover decline
In June, business services providers anticipating turnover growth during the next three months were outnumbered by those anticipating a decline. The index stood at -5 in June versus +15 in May.
Inflation falls to 2.4 percent
Inflation in the Netherlands fell to 2.4 percent in April 2012. In March inflation was 2.5 percent.
Inflation up further to 1.9 percent
Dutch inflation rose to 1.9 percent in November 2007.
Modest growth Dutch exports
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the volume of exports of goods was 1.4 percent up in September 2015 from September 2014. Growth was substantially lower than in the preceding months. The...
Inflation unchanged in December
Dutch inflation was 1.9 percent in December, the same as in the previous month
Record number of travellers to and from Dutch airports in 2011
The number of travellers to and from Dutch national airports reached an unprecedented nearly 54 million in 2011.