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Exports growth 6.2 percent in May
Exports growth 6.2 percent in May
Population Caribbean Netherlands stable
On 1 January 2016 the population of the Caribbean Netherlands totalled 24,548 inhabitants.
Unemployment falls to 550 thousand
Unemployment falls to 550 thousand
Netherlands in top five users of cloud-based services
The use of cloud-based services is relatively high in the Netherlands.
Further improvement public finances
The public deficit and public debt (as a percentage of GDP) both declined in Q1 2016.
Disposable household income higher
Disposable household incomes rose by 0.3 percent year-on-year, mainly due to higher wages.
Construction output growing faster than in rest of EU
The output in the Dutch construction industry has grown at a faster pace since Q3 2014 than the average across Europe.
One in five underage asylum seekers unaccompanied
One in five underage asylum seekers arriving in the Netherlands last year were not accompanied by an adult relative.
More bankruptcies
More bankruptcies
More and more e-shoppers in the Netherlands
E-shoppers: e-shoppers are 16 to 74-year-olds buying goods and services online.
Agriculture accounts for over half of trade surplus
The agricultural surplus ion the trade balance 26.1 bn euros versus 47.5 bn euros for all goods.
Germans spent 5 bn euros in the Netherlands in 2015
German day trippers spent 2.4 bn euros in the Netherlands in 2015.
Price rise owner-occupied houses over 4 percent in May
Price rise owner-occupied houses over 4 percent in May
1 in 10 innovative firms claim world-first innovation
19 thousand Dutch companies implemented technological innovations in the period 2012-2014.
Robust growth exports
Robust growth exports
Exports to UK account for 3 percent of GDP
Last year, the Netherlands earned over 20 billion euros on exports to the United Kingdom
Downward trend bankruptcies continues
Downward trend bankruptcies continues
Economic growth 0.5 percent in Q1 2016
Economic growth 0.5 percent in Q1 2016
Growing share of foreign companies in total turnover
Turnover and employment at foreign-controlled companies in the Netherlands are growing relatively fast.
Turnover up in Q1 2016 for hotel and restaurant sector
Turnover up in Q1 2016 for hotel and restaurant sector
Optimism among Dutch manufacturers continues
Optimism among Dutch manufacturers continues
Private sector optimistic; employment expected to grow
At the beginning of Q2, the mood across the Dutch private sector remains largely positive.
Price drop manufacturing output again more substantial
Output prices of products manufactured in the Netherlands were down by 8.1 percent in April 2016.
Renewable energy consumption increased to 5.8%
Consumption of renewable energy went up to 5.8 percent in 2015.
Again fewer bankruptcies
Again fewer bankruptcies