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In 2020, consumer prices in the Netherlands rose by 1.3 percent on average relative to the previous year.

In the fourth quarter of 2013, turnover generated by the transport sector rose by nearly 1 percent relative to one year previously. Total annual turnover over 2013 also grew by nearly 1 percent to...

Retail turnover in September 2012 was approximately the same as in September 2011. Retail prices were nearly 2 percent higher. The volume of retail sales was down by 2 percent.

First estimate puts economic growth at 3.1 percent in the first quarter of 2008 on the same quarter last year.

A recent survey has shown that one in three people aged 15 and older in the Caribbean Netherlands did not drink alcohol during the 12 months prior to the survey. Half of women and one quarter of men...

According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands today, household spending on goods and services was 0.2 percent  up in October 2014 from October 2013. Prior to this modest increase,...

After correction for seasonal effects, consumer confidence in the Netherlands is 4 points lower in October than in September. This is the second month in a row that consumer confidence has fallen; in...

Dutch retail sales were nearly 1 percent lower in July 2011 than in July 2010.

Retail turnover was nearly 3 percent higher in August 2011 than in August 2010. The growth is entirely caused by higher prices. Retail volume shrank marginally relative to one year previously.

Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings in the Netherlands have dropped almost continually since mid-2008.

The steep drop in consumer confidence continued in September. The consumer confidence indicator fell 9 points to -30. The indicator had also dropped by 9 points in August. Such a dramatic...

Consumer confidence declined dramatically in August. The consumer confidence indicator fell 9 points to -21. Confidence in the economic climate nosedived, whereas willingness to buy remained stable.

In Q3 2020, turnover in the accommodation and food services sector rose by an unprecedented 103.6 percent compared to the previous quarter.

Labour participation and economic independence of women increase in spite of crisis.

In September 2020, there were 413 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 4.4 percent of the labour force.

People in paid employment are generally healthier than people without a job. Of all employed persons, 90 percent rate their health as good or excellent.

In 2007, there were more than 600 farms in the Netherlands where people in need of help and care can find a suitable way to spend the day or participate in farming activities. The number of care...