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According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), seasonally adjusted unemployment was reduced by 21 thousand to 653 thousand in November 2013, i.e. 8.2 percent in the...

Of all couples who first started cohabiting in 2000, 53 percent were still living together 15 years later. Almost all of the couples who were still united had one or more children together, while 80...

Dutch consumers spent 1.4 percent more in August 2019 than in August 2018.

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

Dutch wind turbines collectively generated 7.6 billion kWh of electricity in 2015.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has given its website a fresh new look

This survey covers the weekly publication of the prices for motor fuels at petrol stations. Prices are shown in euros per litre of fuel per day.

The average burden of taxes and social insurance contributions in the European Union (EU) was 39 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2011, but there are considerable differences between...

In 2011 over half million Dutch parents received child care allowances. The costs of child care per parent averaged close to 7,300 euro. The parents themselves paid nearly 2,000 euro of this. The...

In 2007, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were reduced for the third consecutive year. The total emission volume amounted to 205 billion kg of CO2 equivalents, i.e. 4 percent below the...

For the first time in history, the number of passengers travelling through Dutch airports broke the 60 million barrier last year; 90 percent of them travelled through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The...

Tourism accounts for a substantial part of employment on the islands of Caribbean Netherlands. On Bonaire and Saba, 20 percent of jobs are tourism-related, versus 12 percent on St Eustatius. The...

The butterfly population in the Netherlands declined further in 2012 and has currently reached the lowest level of the past twenty years

A smaller number of women than a few years ago work shorter hours after having their first baby. Only women who worked full-time before the birth of their first child still mostly cut back their...

The inflation fell from 1.0 percent in November to 0.7 percent in December, the lowest level since October 2009.

In 2009, generation of renewable electricity has risen to nearly 9 percent of total domestic electricity consumption. The objective of the Dutch government was to raise the share of renewable energy...