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Interest rate further up
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.4 percent in February 2011, i.e. 0.2 percentage points up on January. The rate has risen...
Interest rate marginally higher
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 2.6 percent in October 2010, up from 2.5 percent in September. The long-term interest rate...
Interest rate further down
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 2.6 percent in August 2010, i.e. 0.3 percentage points down on July’s interest rate.
Modest increase in stocks of finished products
During the last months of 2013, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were higher than twelve months previously. In December 2013, stocks of finished products were 0.6 percent up from December...
Household consumption growth remains modest
Household spending on goods and services was 0.3 percent higher in May 2011 than in May 2010, approximately the same as in the four preceding months.
Modest household consumption growth
In April 2010, household spending on goods and services was 0.2 percent up on April 2009. The growth was more modest than in March, when households spent 0.7 percent more than one year previously.
Further growth manufacturing turnover
Manufacturing turnover was 8 percent up in January 2010 on January 2009, whereas in December manufacturing turnover was 4 percent up on December 2008.
Robust increase turnover non-food shops
Retail trade recorded a turnover growth of 2.6 percent in April 2007 relative to April 2006. Just like in the preceding months, non-food shops performed very well.
Consumption up in August
In August 2005 the volume of domestic consumer expenditure by households was up by 0.8 percent on August 2004.
Interest rate rises
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 2.8 percent in November 2010, i.e. up 0.2 percentage points on October. The long-term...
Household consumption further in decline
Household spending on goods and services in September 2011 was 2.0 percent down on September 2010.
Manufacturing turnover growth 12 percent
Manufacturers realised a 12 percent turnover increase in July 2010 compared to the same month in 2009. The increase is less substantial than in the preceding months. During the past months,...
Business service providers a bit more optimistic
In July 2010, the number of Dutch business services providers expecting turnover to decrease in the next three months outnumbered those expecting an increase. With -4 in July versus -7 in June, the...
Turnover growth hotels and restaurants 5 percent
Turnover in the sector hotels and restaurants increased considerably in 2006. The 5 percent turnover growth was nearly twice as high as in 2005.
International trade substantially higher again
The value of goods exports in November 2005 reached 25.7 billion euro. This is 11 percent more than in November 2004. The value of imports was 12 percent higher, reaching 23.2 billion euro.
Investments almost 2 percent up in May
CBS reports that the volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 1.9 percent up in May.