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The total volume of goods exports grew by 3.0 percent percent in July relative to July 2017.

The number of corporate bankruptcies has increased slightly in August

In the first six months of 2018, Dutch campsites accommodated almost 1.6 million guests, 7.5 percent more than in the same period last year. The sharpest increase in this period was represented by...

Turnover in the sector accommodation and food services rose by 2.2 percent in Q2 2018 relative to the preceding quarter.

The mood among Dutch consumers is slightly less positive in August than in July. The consumer confidence indicator drops 2 points and stands at 21.

In July 2018, prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 9.0 percent higher than in the same month last year. House prices also were at an all-time high.

Slightly more people died during the heatwaves in the summer of 2018 than an average week in summer.

In 2017 there were 92 vineyards in the Netherlands, 4 more than in the previous year. Grape acreage increased slightly to 157 ha. Limburg and Gelderland are the largest wine growing provinces.

At the start of Q3 2018, staff shortages in the non-financial private sector had increased according to the business confidence indicator. This formed an impediment to business operations across...

There were 348 thousand unemployed in July, equivalent to 3.8 percent of the labour force. The number of unemployed fell by an average of 2 thousand per month in May, June and July. UWV recorded 279...

In 2017, more than 41 million tonnes of goods in total were transported by rail from, to and via the Netherlands. Over 93 percent of this volume was loaded and/or unloaded abroad.

The population of the Netherlands grew by more than 32 thousand in the first six months of 2018. This is slightly less than in the same period last year, when 35 thousand residents were added on...

Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were 5 percent up in June 2018 year-on-year.

Dutch household consumption was almost 2 percent up in May 2018.

In June 2018, house prices reached an all-time high.

Between April and June 2018, the number of people aged 15 to 74 in paid employment grew by an average of 17 thousand per month. There were close to 8.8 million people in work in June. The...

The median purchasing power of the population in the Caribbean Netherlands increased once again in 2016. On all three islands, the purchasing power of families with young children increased the most.

The Dutch retail sector achieved 3.4 percent turnover growth in Mayl year-on-year.

In 2017, the number of deaths in the Netherlands stood at 150 thousand. The most common death cause with 47 thousand cases (31 percent) was cancer.

Over one-fifth of the Dutch population aged 18 years or older consider themselves very happy. They rate their degree of happiness with a score of 9 or 10.

In 2017, 1,917 people took their own lives, i.e. 23 more than in 2016.

Six percent of international alumni from Dutch universities set up a company in the Netherlands.

For eight months now, unemployment among youth has fallen below the lowest point before the economic crisis in 2008.

On 1 April 2018, there were nearly 4 million head of cattle in the Netherlands, a decline of over 178 thousand (4 percent) on one year previously.

Over half of all children aged 4 to 11 years complied with the Health Council's Physical Activity Guidelines in 2017.