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Dutch lead a slightly more healthy life
The percentage of overweight Dutch adults fell for the first time in years in 2005, among both men and women.
Personal well-being ratings virtually unchanged
At country level, the personal well-being of Dutch people barely changed over last year.
International election observation and assessment of elections
On 8 and 9 April 2011, an international Expert Meeting took place on the monitoring and assessment of elections. It was the first time election observers from the academic world, politics and...
Bank savings more popular
The total balance in bank savings accounts of Dutch households was more than 7 billion euro on 31 December 2010. This is nearly three times the amount in these accounts twelve months previously.
Just over 1.1 million Dutch people have more than one nationality
On 1 January 2009, just over 1.1 million people in the Netherlands had at least one other nationality alongside the Dutch nationality. This is nearly three times the number on 1 January 1995.
610 traffic deaths in 2020
In 2020, traffic accidents killed a total of 610 people in the Netherlands.
Recession pushes down sea shipping rates
Prices in Dutch sea shipping were 15.5 percent lower in the first quarter of this year compared with the previous quarter. Shipping companies have substantially reduced rates for container transport...
Producer confidence remains invariably low
In July, Dutch manufacturers were just as low-spirited as in the preceding month. The producer confidence index stood at -14.8, as against -15,0 in June. The mood gradually improved after an all-time...
Sustained exports growth
In July, the volume of goods exports was up by nearly 13 percent on twelve months previously. This is the same increase as in June. For the first time the volume of exported goods was considerably...
Participation in context: Contextual and individual determinants of political participation in Europe and the Netherlands
Dissertation on how differences in conventional and unconventional political participation in Europe, and more specifically in the Netherlands, can be explained by the interplay of individual and...
Consumer confidence further down in May
In May, the consumer confidence indicator is further down.
Leisure activities 1997-2011
Participation; sports, hobbies, culture, recreation, going out, use of the media and holidays by personal characteristics
GDP growth rate slows down
According to the first estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands GDP expanded by 0.2 percent in Q3 2018 relative to the previous quarter.
Imports of Digitised Products
This study provides a first reasonable experimental overview of the size of a few digitised activities in the Dutch economy. The intent behind the study is not to give a complete overview of all...
Sustained exports growth
In July, the volume of goods exports was up by nearly 13 percent on twelve months previously. This is the same increase as in June. For the first time the volume of exported goods was considerably...
Tenfold increase parking fee revenues within two decades
Dutch municipalities expect to receive 533 million euro in parking fees, ten times as much as in 1989. Amsterdam estimates to receive more than 130 million euro over 2009, i.e. one quarter of total...
Schools have less money left
Educational institutions had less money left in 2008 than in 2007. Schools for secondary vocational education (mbo) recorded a negative result for the first time in ten years.
Exceptionally high GDP growth in Q2 2017
Gross domestic product (GDP) posted a growth rate of 1.5 percent in Q2 2017 relative to Q1
Income Caribbean Netherlands highest on St Eustatius
The median disposable income in the Caribbean Netherlands in 2012 was highest in St Eustatius (27 thousand USD), followed by Saba (24 thousand USD) and Bonaire (23 thousand USD).
Higher turnover and production in the manufacturing industry
In February 2006 the turnover of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 9 percent higher than in February 2005. This was mainly due to higher selling prices. Dutch industrial production increased...
Low import dependency in the larger product groups
The Netherlands is only minimally dependent on one or a few countries for product groups with an import value of at least 250 million euros.
Obesity increases risk of chronic disorders
One in ten people in the Netherlands suffered from obesity in 2012. They are much more likely to develop diabetes type 2, high blood pressure, degenerative joint disease and cardiovascular disease...
Fewer weddings during the coronavirus crisis
The number of concluded marriages during the period week 12 to 20 inclusive this year was almost half of last year's number in the same period.