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Unemployment benefits up again
After adjustment for seasonal effects, 273 thousand people in the Netherlands were claiming unemployment benefit at the end of September 2003. This is 20 thousand more than at the end of the previous...
Consumer householding
Time serie consumer householding
Unemployment almost unchanged
After correction for seasonal effects, 379 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2007.
Dutch private sector posts higher profits
For the first time since the outbreak of the economic crisis late 2008, the number of businesses (excluding financial companies) making higher profits was larger than the number of businesses...
Slower increase in spending on disability benefits for the young in 2010
The Dutch government spent 2.2 billion euro less on disability benefits for young people (Wajong benefits) in 2010. This accounts for one fifth of the country’s total spending on disability benefits.
Substantial growth social security recipients
At the end of December last year, 413 thousand persons received social security benefits, i.e. 10 thousand more than in the third quarter. Over the entire year 2013, the number of social security...
Unemployment up
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 678 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in January 2014, i.e. 10 thousand more than in the preceding month. In December 2013, unemployment rose by 15...
Electricity supplied to data centres, 2017-2019
Electricity supplied to data centres, 2017-2019
Number of bankruptcies up in first week of April
In week 14 (working week 30 March to 3 April inclusive), altogether 69 companies and institutions – excluding sole proprietorships – were declared bankrupt.
Inflation rate up to 1.7 percent in July
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.7 percent higher in July than in the same month last year.
Historic drop in turnover accommodation and food services
IIn 2020, the turnover decline in the accommodation and food services sector amounted to 33.9 percent year-on-year.
Nearly 3 percent of children suffer from autism or related disorders
Information provided by parents indicates that autism and related disorders occur in nearly 3 percent of children and are twice as often found in boys as in girls. Boys are treated for autism or...
Modest increase manufacturing prices
Selling prices of Dutch manufacturing industry were 0.4 percent up in June 2014 from June 2013. For the first time since more than a year, prices of manufactured products are higher than twelve...
Manufacturing output 0.2 percent down in December
In December 2020, the average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 0.2 percent down on December 2019.
Fewer bankruptcies in May
The number of corporate bankruptcies, adjusted for court session days, has decreased.
684 thousand unemployed in March
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 684 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in March 2014, i.e. 7 thousand fewer than in February. Nevertheless, if a longer period is taken into account,...
More pears than apples picked in 2013
Last year, for the first time ever, more pears than apples were harvested, i.e. 327 million kg of pears, versus 314 million kg of apples.
1.6 thousand COVID-19 deaths in March
In March 2021, altogether 1,611 people died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
The hurdle race for the energy transition
New report presents progress in sustainable energy and climate
Cancer number one cause of death in 2008
Last year, cancer mortality exceeded cardiovascular mortality for the first time. Cardiovascular mortality rate is declining much more rapidly than cancer mortality.
Misclassification bias in statistical learning
Dissertation on correction methods for misclassification in statistical learning
More and more digital TVs
Seven in ten households have a digital television set; the rate is three times as high as half a decade ago. TVs with Internet access are also becoming more and more common in Dutch households.
Exports slightly up
The volume of exports of goods increased by more than 1 percent in November relative to twelve months previously. In October, exports shrunk for the first time in nearly two years. The volume of...
Fewer bankruptcies in March
There were 13 fewer bankruptcies in March 2020 than in the previous month. The trend has been relatively stable in recent years.