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Imports of new cars and light motor vehicles; turnover change, 1995 - 2012

Importers of new cars and light motor vehicles; turnover change index 2005 = 100

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Improving water statistics and water accounts

Improving water statistics and water accounts on groundwater use and industrial water use.

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Most substantial increase in temp hours in five years

According to Statistics Netherlands, the total number of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 3.6 percent in Q4 2015 relative to Q3. This is the most substantial increase in five years.

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Modest growth Dutch exports

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the volume of exports of goods was 1.8 percent up in November 2015 from November 2014. Growth was less substantial than in the preceding month, when exports...

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Year-on-year prices owner-occupied houses rise by more than 3 percent

Prices of owner-occupied houses (excluding new constructions) were on average 3.2 percent higher in December 2015 than in December 2014. Year-on-year prices rose less rapidly than in the previous...

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Considerable growth investments

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that, year-on-year, the volume of investments in tangible fixed assets grew by 13.1 percent in November 2015. The increase is more substantial than in October....

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Sustained growth Dutch exports

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the volume of exports of goods was 3.7 percent up in October 2015 from October 2014. Growth was somewhat higher than in the preceding month, when exports...

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Dutch house prices nearly 4 percent up from one year previously

Prices of owner-occupied houses (excluding new constructions) were on average 3.8 percent higher in November 2015 than in November 2014. This is the most substantial year-on-year price increase in...

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Investment growth slows down

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the volume of investments in tangible fixed assets grew by 3.9 percent in October 2015 relative to October 2014. The increase is less substantial than in the...

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Number of job vacancies still high

The number of vacancies in the second quarter of 2008 remained high. Adjusted for seasonal variation, 240 thousand vacancies were unfilled at the end of June 2008, only 2 thousand down on the...

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Fewer unemployed

In the period November 2007-January 2008, an average of 308 thousand people were unemployed, corresponding to 4.0 percent of the labour force, as against 5.0 percent in the same period one year...

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Dutch house prices more than 3 percent higher than one year previously

Prices of owner-occupied houses (excluding new constructions) were on average 3.4 percent higher in October 2015 than in October 2014.The year-on-year price increase is about equal to the increase in...

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Unemployment rate climbs to 7 percent

According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation increased by 16 thousand in November 2012 to reach 552 thousand, i.e. 7 percent...

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Higher educated 25 to 35-year-olds are doing well on the labour market

Nearly 94 percent of 25 to 35-year-old higher educated no longer attending any form of education were employed in 2009. With 89 percent, the employment rate was also high among higher educated with a...

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Retail turnover up in third quarter

Dutch retailers realised 1.4 percent more turnover in the third quarter of 2010 than in the same period last year.

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Dutch inflation rate in August at 1.4 percent

The Dutch inflation rate in August 2006 reached 1.4 percent. This is slightly higher than in July.

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Fewer men receive unemployment benefits

By the end of September this year, 251 thousand unemployment (WW) benefits were granted, a decline by 3 thousand relative to one year previously.

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Labour participation rate down in 2013

In 2013, nearly 7.3 million Dutch nationals aged 15-64 had paid jobs for twelve hours a week or more, a decline by more than 100 thousand relative to 2012. The net labour participation rate was 66.1...

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Air transport recovery interrupted by ash cloud

Because of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud, the number of air passengers passing through Dutch airports was much lower in April this year than in the same month last year. The cloud also tempered...

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Inflation rate substantially higher

The inflation rate in July rose to 1.6 percent. The rate has not been this high since May 2009. The most recent figures show that natural gas prices had a considerable upward effect on inflation.

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Inflation rate continues to rise

December’s inflation rate was 1.1 percent, that is 0.1 percent points up on November.

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Unemployment down by nearly 70 thousand in 2007

Last year, an average of 344 thousand people were unemployed, i.e. 69 thousand fewer than in 2006.

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Tourism sector mainly grows through foreign tourists

The contribution of the tourism sector to Dutch GDP rose from 3.2 percent in 2010 to 3.6 percent in 2013 according to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands today. The tourism sector...

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