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Nearly one-quarter of non-Dutch voters are Polish
Around 13.5 million inhabitants of the Netherlands are eligible to vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections. Of this group, 3.6 percent do not hold the Dutch nationality but do have EU...
Investments almost 4 percent up in March
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 3.8 percent up in March 2019 relative to the same month last year.
Vast majority do not fundamentally reject euthanasia
Euthanasia should under certain circumstances be allowed, according to 87 percent of the adult population in the Netherlands.
Consumer confidence unchanged
Consumer confidence has not changed in May.
Household spending over 1 percent up in March
Dutch consumers spent 1.1 percent more in March 2019 than in March 2018.
Business confidence increases slightly
Confidence among Dutch entrepreneurs is increasing slightly in Q2 2019, after two quarters of decline. However, staff shortages are still affecting business operations at some enterprises.
Accountability day: focus on the SDGs
the ‘Monitor of well-being’ CBS gives a wide ranging description of the increasing welfare in the Netherlands
Strong link between education level and well-being
The broad well-being of higher educated is higher than of lower educated.
Lower CO2 emissions in Q1 2019
IIn Q1 2019, CO2 emissions in the Netherlands were down by 0.8 percent year-on-year.
Exports up by nearly 2 percent in March
The total volume of goods exports grew by nearly 2 percent in March year-on-year.
€25.5 billion revenue from exports to the UK
In 2018, the Netherlands earned 25.5 billion euros in exports of goods and services destined for the United Kingdom, up 4 percent on 2017.
Slightly more bankruptcies in April
There were 3 more bankruptcies in April 2019 than in the previous month.
Number of all-electric cars has doubled
On 1 January 2019, there were nearly 45 thousand fully electric vehicles (FEVs) in the Netherlands, twice the number recorded one year previously.
Labour market forecasts, revised provisional figures for 2007 and provisional figures for 2008 (Dutch only)
The Centre for Policy Related Statistics was commissioned by the Institute for Employment benefit Schemes (UWV) to compile tables on the number of jobs by economic activity and region for 2007 and...
Exports up by almost 2 percent in September
The total volume of goods exports grew by 1.8 percent in September year-on-year. Growth was higher than in the previous month.
Fewer strike actions in 2018
In 2018, Dutch employees went on strike 28 times, against 32 times in the previous year. The number of working days lost was 67 thousand less than in 2017.
Manufacturing output prices 2.5 percent up in March
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were 2.5 percent up in March 2019 year-on-year.
Fewer asylum seekers and following relatives in Q1
In Q1 2019, the Netherlands received 5,405 asylum seekers and 840 following family members. Both numbers were lower than in the preceding quarter.
6 in 10 status holders pass civic integration exam
Of the asylum seekers who obtained a residence permit in 2014 and were subject to the integration requirement, 58 percent had passed the civic integration exam on reference date 1 October 2018. Two...
More Caribbean Dutch in employment in 2018
In 2018, the labour participation rate on the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands was higher than two years previously.
Investments up in February
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 7.5 percent up in February 2019 relative to the same month last year.
No further decline in consumer confidence
Consumer confidence has not dropped further in April after eight consecutive months of decline.
House prices 7.7 percent higher in March
In March 2019, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 7.7 percent higher than in the same month last year.
Number of jobs in December 2008 by economic activity and company size (Dutch only)
At the request of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, the Centre for Policy Related Statistics has compiled a table of the number of jobs in December 2008 by economic activity and company...
Energy consumption down in 2018
Energy consumption stood at 3,100 petajoules in 2018, around 50 petajoules less than one year earlier.