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Life expectancy at age 65
The life expectancy of people aged 65 is increasing. According to the CBS forecast, this will be 20.5 years by 2023.
Health main reason to quit smoking
Advice and encouragement from a health care provider is one of the main motivating factors to stop smoking.
Producer confidence hardly changes
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 8.2 in October, down from from 8.5 in September.
Household consumption over 2 percent up
Dutch household consumption was 2.3 percent up in August 2017.
House prices over 7 percent higher in September
In September 2017, prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 7.3 percent higher.
More asylum seekers than following relatives in Q3
The Netherlands received 4.4 thousand asylum seekers and 2.3 thousand following relatives in Q3 2017.
Retail turnover over 4 percent up in August
The Dutch retail sector achieved over 4 percent turnover growth in August.
The Netherlands largest importer of insects in the EU
The Netherlands is the largest importer of live insects in the EU with an import value of 8.2 million euros.
Export growth over 7 percent in August
Total volume of goods exports grew by over 7 percent in August 2017.
Slightly more bankruptcies in September
The number of corporate bankruptcies has increased slightly.
Manufacturing output prices up by over 4 percent
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were over 4 percent up in August 2017 year-on-year.
High-tech industry exports almost €22 bn in goods
Exports of high-tech products
Smartphone most imported high-tech product
The Netherlands imported more than 15 billion euros worth of smartphones in 2016.
Household debt slightly up
Development of household and non-financial corproration debt (Q2 2017).
GDP growth rate remains 1.5 percent in Q2 2017
GDP showed a 1.5 percent growth in Q2 2017 relative to Q1 2017.
Number of employed further up
In the months June - August, unemployment declined by an average 10 thousand persons to 426 thousand.
House prices nearly 8 percent higher
In August 2017, prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 7.8 percent higher.
Consumer spending up by nearly 3 percent in July
Dutch consumer spending was 2.8 percent up in July 2017 from July 2016.
Dutch consumers less positive in September
Dutch consumer confidence is less positive in september at +23, down from +26.
Retail turnover 4.5 percent up in July
The Dutch retail sector achieved 4.5 percent turnover growth in July.
Continuous growth of exports
The total volume of goods exports grew by nearly 7 percent in July 2017.
Lowest number of bankruptcies after 2000
The number of bankruptcies reached its lowest level in this century.
Highest increase number of temp hours in over 10 years
The total number of temp hours increased by 4.2 percent, the highest increase since Q2 2007.
Turnover hotels and restaurants nearly 2 percent up
Turnover in the sector hotels and restaurants rose by almost 2 percent in Q2 2017.
Manufacturers less confident in August
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 5.4 in August, down from 6.6 in July.