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Dutch manufacturers optimistic
According to Statistics Netherlands, the mood among Dutch manufacturers in September has improved slightly compared to August. The producer confidence indicator has risen from 3.5 in August to 3.8 in...
Unemployment continues to grow
According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation grew by 19 thousand in July to reach 694 thousand.
Fewer households rely on benefits for a long period of time
Last year, 855 thousand Dutch households were dependent on benefits for a sustained period of time, i.e. nearly 40 thousand fewer than in 2009. The total number of households living on benefits...
Heavy share prices losses for pension funds and insurance companies
As a consequence of the credit crisis, falling share prices have resulted in continued losses for Dutch pension funds and insurance companies since the third quarter of 2007.
Poor chances on the job market for chronic patients
Only 7 percent of unemployed chronic patients in 2008 had managed to find jobs one year later.
Terms of trade deteriorated
The Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods deteriorated in December 2010 compared with December 2009. Prices of imported goods were 10.5 percent higher, prices of exported goods rose by...
Slight improvement in terms of trade
Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods marginally improved in June 2010 relative to June 2009. Prices of imported goods were 7.6 percent higher, prices of exported goods rose by 8.1...
Large-scale users pay least for energy
Dutch households had to pay 6 percent more for electricity in the first quarter of 2012, while for large-scale business users prices fell in the same period. The price of natural gas has risen by...
Non-western immigrants in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant (Dutch only)
At the request of "Het PON", Statistics Netherlands' Centre for Policy Related Statistics has compiled tables on ethnic minorities in the province of Noord-Brabant. The tables specify the working and...
Terms of trade marginally down
Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods deteriorated marginally in February 2013 relative to February 2012. Prices of exported goods were at the same level as one year previously and...
Unemployment rises quickly
In the period February-April 2009 unemployment averaged 360 thousand. This equals 4.6 percent of the labour force.
Less protein crop farming in the Netherlands
Cultivation of protein crops such as alfalfa, field beans and soybeans has decreased this year.
GDP growth rate 0.4 percent in Q3 2017
Gross domestic product (GDP) posted a growth rate of 0.4 percent in Q3 2017 relative to Q2
Information management as tool for standardization in statistics
We describe the role of information management in redesign programs: why it is needed, how it is at present being developed through international cooperation in the Generic Statistical Information...
0.1 percent economic growth
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the Dutch economy grew by 0.1 percent in the third quarter of this year relative to the second quarter. The growth rate is based on a first estimate with...
Climate change is firmly on the agenda in Zwolle
What existing data can be used to adapt to climate change, and what new data in this field does the region of Zwolle need most?
Fewer bankruptcies in June
The number of corporate bankruptcies, adjusted for court session days, has decreased again.
Unemployment benefits; numbers per year. 1998-2009.
Number of unemployment benefits (Unemployment Insurance Act) by sex, age and duration
Dutch economy declined by 4.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009
The Dutch economy saw a negative growth of 4.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same quarter of 2008. This is the largest decline in the Dutch economy in the post-war period.
Government deficit at 5.3 percent in 2009
The government deficit over 2009 stood at 5.3 percent of the GDP, as against a government surplus of 0.7 percent of the GDP in 2008.