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Consumer prices 1.1 percent higher than one year ago
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.1 percent higher in May 2017 than in May 2016.
Number of endangered fauna and flora species not rising
Almost 40 percent of fauna and flora species in the Netherlands are threatened with extinction.
Turnover temp agencies continues to rise
Turnover generated by temp employment agencies grew by 1.1 percent
Manufacturing prices more than 9 percent higher
Prices of products manufactured in the Netherlands were more than 9 percent up in April 2017.
Manufacturers less confident in May
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 6.1 in May, down from 8.3 in April.
Number of electric cars continues to grow
Number of electric cars on Dutch roads growing, despite a decline in sales.
House prices 7.4 percent higher
Prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 7.4 percent higher in April 2017 than in April last year.
Largest growth in investments in over a year
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 12.3 percent up in March 2017.
Consumer spending up by 1.6 percent in March
Dutch consumer spending was 1.6 percent up in March 2017.
Business confidence at highest level since 2008
Business confidence in the Netherlands in Q2 2017
Unemployment continues to fall
Unemployment declined by an average of 8 thousand per month over the previous three months.
Higher CO2 emissions in Q1 2017
In Q1 2017, CO2 emissions in the Netherlands were higher than in Q1 2016.
One in a hundred mothers have more than five children
There are nearly 5 million mothers. Half of them have two children and one-fifth have one child or three children.
Manufacturing output up again in March
Average daily output by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 4 percent up in March 2017.
Lowest number of bankruptcies in over 9 years
The number of bankruptcies is at its lowest since December 2007 in April.
Two CBS teams at Mathematics Olympiad for Businesses
The latter is held for the sponsors of the student contest
Price increase manufacturing almost 10 percent
Prices of products manufactured in the Netherlands were almost 10 percent up in March 2017 from last year.
Fewer asylum requests by unaccompanied minors in 2016
In 2016, one in five underage asylum seekers travelled unaccompanied. The majority came from Eritrea.
Volume of exports to Scotland relatively low
The international trade between the Netherlands and Scotland in 2015
10% of Dutch agricultural exports destined for UK
A relatively large share (10% in 2016) of Dutch agricultural exports is destined for the UK.
Largest house price increase in 15 years
Prices of owner-occupied houses (excluding new constructions) were on average 7.3 percent higher in March 2017.
Lower growth rate investments in February
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 3.4 percent up in February 2017.
Consumer spending up by almost 1 percent in February
Dutch consumer spending was 0.8 percent up in February 2017 from February 2016
Netherlands fifth-largest asparagus producer in Europe
Asparagus production grew again in 2016, especiallyl in southwest Noord-Brabant and north Limburg.
Inflation rate slips to 1.1 percent
The Dutch consumer price index (CPI) slipped to 1.1 percent in March.