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Share of renewable energy at 6.6 percent
In 2017, renewable energy sources accounted for 6.6 percent of total Dutch energy consumption.
1.5 billion euros spent in foreign EU webshops
Preliminary results of ongoing big data research into online purchases by Dutch consumers from foreign webshops.
Dutch consumers less positive in May
Dutch Consumer Confidence stands at +23 in May, down from +25 in April.
Higher CO2 emissions in Q1 2018
In Q1 2018, CO2 emissions in the Netherlands were 2.5 percent up year-on-year.
Fewer young couples getting married
In 2017, 64.4 thousand marriages were contracted and 17.9 thousand civil partnerships were registered in the Netherlands.
Residents of Bonaire: who lives where?
On 1 January 2017, the population of Bonaire was made up of 19.2 thousand residents. More than 7 thousand were native Bonairians.
133 thousand security employees in 2016
Of all employed persons in 2016, 1.6 percent (133 thousand persons) were security employees.
More deaths than births in Q1
The Netherlands saw net population growth in Q1 2018 at 12.5 thousand. Natural growth (births minus deaths) was negative, net migration positive.
Manufacturing output prices almost 1 percent up
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were 0.7 percent up in March 2018 year-on-year.
Upscaling of greenhouse vegetable production
The number of greenhouse vegetable growers decreased by 85 percent between 1980 and 2017.
1 in 3 Sabans are highly educated
Among the three islands comprising the Caribbean Netherlands, Saba has relatively many highly educated inhabitants: a share of 33 percent among 25 to 74-year-olds. This is related to the fact that...
Manufacturing output over 4 percent up in February
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 4.2 percent up in February compared to the same month last year.
Exports nearly 400 times higher than in 1917
The Netherlands' external trade has grown explosively over the past century.
Dutch public debt now also below EMU target
For the first time since 2008. Dutch public finances comply with the European standards.
Dutch consumer confidence improves slightly in March
Dutch Consumer Confidence stands at +24 in March.
400 thousand inhabitants in the IJsselmeerpolders
On 1 Jan 2018, the IJsselmeerpolders had 404,000 inhabitants.
Increase in use of government websites
Nearly three-quarters of the Dutch population aged 12 years or older accessed government websites in 2017.
Goods exports to the UK lagging behind
In 2017, Dutch goods exports to the UK represented a value of 39 billion euros, nearly the same amount as in 2016.
International road haulage up for first time in years
In 2017, Dutch road hauliers carried 666 million tonnes of cargo, an increase of 1.5 percent over 2016.
Bonaire residents feeling safer
Residents of Bonaire felt safer in 2017 than in 2013.
Lowest level bankruptcies of this century
The number of corporate bankruptcies has decreased to the lowest level of the century.
Stable share of female farmers
The share of women in agriculture fluctuates around one-third of the total number of persons employed in that sector.
More wind and solar electricity
In 2017, nearly 60 percent of renewable electricity production originated from wind power, 13 percent from solar power.
Dutch consumers equally positive in February
Dutch Consumer Confidence stands at +23 in February.
The Netherlands leads Europe in internet access
In 2017, 98 percent of Dutch households had internet access against a European average of 87 percent.