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Dutch consumer spending marginally up from one year previously
According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) today, Dutch consumer spending on goods and services was 0.6 percent up in December 2015 from December 2014. The CBS Consumption Radar...
Labour force according to the internat. def. broken down by sex, 2000-2006
Labour force; international definition classification level occupation by sex and personal characteristics
Medical professionals ageing
The share of over-55s among medical professionals is higher than among other professionals employed in the care sector. Since the beginning of the 21st century, ageing in the care sector is above the...
What is RGS?
frequently asked questions about RGS
Nearly 4.4 thousand COVID-19 deaths in January
In January 2021, altogether 4,387 people died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Social media as a data source for official statistics; the Dutch Consumer Confidence Index
In this paper the question is addressed how alternative data sources, such as administrative and social media data, can be used in the production of official statistics. Since most surveys at...
Employed labour force is ageing
The average age in the employed labour force has risen further in 2011 to just over 41 versus 36 in the early 1990s. Men in their fifties for the first time outnumbered men in their thirties.
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.
3.9 thousand COVID-19 deaths in December 2020
In December 2020, altogether 3,904 people died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Unemployment falls further
An average 455 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period December 2005-February 2006. After correction for seasonal effects the number comes to 452 thousand.
Dutch unemployment lowest in EU
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the European Union was 6.9 percent in August 2008. The Netherlands had the lowest rate: 2.6 percent.
Number of income support benefits continues to grow
According to the most recent figures 325 thousand income support benefits were granted to people under the age of 65 by the end of December last year, i.e. an increase by 9 thousand relative to one...
Growing confidence among Dutch manufacturers
The mood among Dutch manufacturers improved marginally in May relative to April. Currently, manufacturers are cautiously optimistic.
Costs of social security amount to 179 billion euro in 2010
In the Netherlands, 179 billion euro ((30 percent of the total amount earned by all Dutch together) was spent on social security last year. Unemployment benefits rose most rapidly by 12 percent...
Unemployment rising less rapidly in August
In August 2020, 426 thousand people were unemployed, equivalent to 4.6 percent of the labour force.
Dutch industry performing better
According to the latest preliminary figures, the situation in the Dutch manufacturing industry improved somewhat in January 2004. For the first time in fifteen months production was above last year’s...