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Goods exports to US down in first 10 months of 2025
The total value of goods exports to the United States was 4.7 percent lower in the first 10 months of 2025, year on year
SDG 16.2 Institutions
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.2 Peace, justice and strong institutions: institutions. SDG 16.2 relates to institutions such as the Dutch House of Representatives, the police,...
Unemployment remained virtually unchanged in December
There were 410 thousand unemployed persons in December 2025.
Inflation decreases to 2.8 percent in December
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 2.8 percent more expensive in December 2025 than they were in December 2024.
More existing homes sold, but fewer newbuild homes
Almost 63 thousand existing owner-occupied homes were sold in the third quarter of 2025
Manufacturing output in November nearly 1 percent higher year on year
In November 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.7 percent higher than it was in November 2024.
Household consumption up by 0.5 percent in November
Households spent 0.5 percent more on goods and services in November 2025, year on year.
Negotiated wages up by 5 percent in 2025
In 2025, the hourly wage rates agreed under collective labour agreements were 5.0 percent higher than in 2024, on average.
Manufacturing output prices 0.3 percent lower in November
Output prices for products manufactured in the Netherlands were 0.3 percent lower in November 2025 than one year previously.
Investment slightly down in October
In October 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 0.4 percent year on year.
House prices up by over 6 percent in November, year on year
The average price of an owner-occupied dwelling (excluding newbuild homes) was 6.1 percent higher in November 2025 than one year previously.
Population forecast: more elderly than young people
The number of elderly people in the Netherlands continues to grow. People aged 65 and over now outnumber young people aged under 20 for the first time.
Exports up by almost 6 percent in October
In October 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 5.6 percent year on year.
Household consumption up by almost 1 percent in October
Households spent 0.8 percent more on goods and services in October 2025, year on year.
Ever more gas-free homes
An increasing number of homes in the Netherlands are heated without the use of natural gas
Over 8 in 10 school students plan to leave the Caribbean Netherlands
Over 80 percent of school students in the Caribbean Netherlands want to live somewhere else after they finish secondary education.
1 in 6 students in Limburg are of German origin
In the 2023/24 academic year, nearly 22 thousand German students were attending university or higher professional education (HBO) programmes in the Netherlands.
Field notes from the travel app frontier: Build me, break me, impute me
Smartphone travel surveys hold great promise but produce incomplete location data.
Fewer people over 60 are taking early retirement
Ten percent of the 1.7 million people aged between 60 and the state pension age took early retirement in 2024: 167,800 in total.
House prices up by over 5 percent in January, year on year
The average price of an owner-occupied home (excluding newbuild homes) was 5.4 percent higher in January 2026, year on year.
Unemployment remained at 4.0 percent in January
There were 415 thousand unemployed persons in January 2026.
Inflation down to 2.4 percent in January
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 2.4 percent more expensive in January 2026 than they were in January 2025.
Exports up by over 7 percent in December
In December 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 7.1 percent year on year.
Manufacturing output in December over 1 percent higher year on year
In December 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 1.3 percent higher than it was in December 2024.
No changes in rate of remote working since 2022
In 2025, 80 percent of companies made it possible for their employees to work remotely, such as from home.