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More deaths than births in Q1
The Netherlands saw net population growth in Q1 2018 at 12.5 thousand. Natural growth (births minus deaths) was negative, net migration positive.
Manufacturing output prices almost 1 percent up
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were 0.7 percent up in March 2018 year-on-year.
Using microdata to improve care for transgenders
How do hormone treatments impact transgenders’ health
One in five primary school teachers are over 55
The teaching workforce in primary education is currently ageing. In the 2003/’04 school year, 11 percent of primary teachers were 55 years of age or over, as against 21 percent in 2017/’18.
Household consumption nearly 3 percent up in February
Dutch household consumption was 2.6 percent up in February 2018.
House prices 8.6 percent higher in March
In March 2018, prices of owner-occupied houses (excluding new constructions) were on average 8.6 percent higher.
Unemployment falls below 4 percent
The employed labour force increased in March 2018, unemployment declined. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent.
Upscaling of greenhouse vegetable production
The number of greenhouse vegetable growers decreased by 85 percent between 1980 and 2017.
1 in 3 Sabans are highly educated
Among the three islands comprising the Caribbean Netherlands, Saba has relatively many highly educated inhabitants: a share of 33 percent among 25 to 74-year-olds. This is related to the fact that...
Manufacturing output over 4 percent up in February
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 4.2 percent up in February compared to the same month last year.
Relatively more Dutch products in EU-15 exports
Exports from the EU 15 to other countries include increasing amounts of Dutch goods and services.
Dutch public debt now also below EMU target
For the first time since 2008. Dutch public finances comply with the European standards.
Flower bulb cultivation continues to flourish
The area of farmland destined for bulb cultivation in the Netherlands continues to grow.
Household consumption nearly 1 percent up in January
Dutch household consumption was 0.7 percent up in January 2018.
Dutch consumer confidence improves slightly in March
Dutch Consumer Confidence stands at +24 in March.
400 thousand inhabitants in the IJsselmeerpolders
On 1 Jan 2018, the IJsselmeerpolders had 404,000 inhabitants.
Nine in ten consider themselves happy
Nearly nine in ten adults say they are happy. This share has been stable for years.
One in five Dutch people have sleeping problems
20 percent of Dutch people aged 12 years and over say they have sleeping problems.
Goods exports to the UK lagging behind
In 2017, Dutch goods exports to the UK represented a value of 39 billion euros, nearly the same amount as in 2016.
Number of people in work rising again
The number of 15 to 74-year-olds in paid work was up in 2017 on 2016 at an average of 176 thousand.
Co-integration in structural time series models
Investigating co-integration between inflation indicators within the price dashboard using structural time series models.
International road haulage up for first time in years
In 2017, Dutch road hauliers carried 666 million tonnes of cargo, an increase of 1.5 percent over 2016.
Bonaire residents feeling safer
Residents of Bonaire felt safer in 2017 than in 2013.
Lowest level bankruptcies of this century
The number of corporate bankruptcies has decreased to the lowest level of the century.
Stable share of female farmers
The share of women in agriculture fluctuates around one-third of the total number of persons employed in that sector.