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Unemployment remains high

The Netherlands had an average of 499 thousand unemployed in the period February – April of 2004. This is 113 thousand more than in the same period of 2003.Over the last three months an average of...

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Strong rise in unemployment in 2003

An average 416 thousand people were out of work in the Netherlands in the last quarter of 2003. This is 100 thousand more than in the same period in 2002.

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No further rise in unemployment

486 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in the second quarter of 2004. This is 90 thousand more than in the second quarter of 2003. In the first quarter of 2004 the year-on-year...

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Sustained turnover growth in retail trade

In the second quarter of 2007, retail turnover grew by 3.1 percent relative to the same period one year previously.

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Dutch economy continues recovery

The Dutch economy grew by 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter compared to the same period in 2009, versus 1.8 percent in the third quarter compared to last year’s third quarter.

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More job vacancies in private sector

The number of job vacancies increased marginally. At the end of December, 130 thousand jobs were vacant, i.e. 4 thousand more than at the end of September. The private sector accounted for the...

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Bankruptcies soar to record level in 2013

Last year, 12,306 bankruptcies were filed; 10 percent more than in 2012. This is the highest number since bankruptcies were first tracked in 1951, but the increase was smaller in the latter half of...

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Turnover hotels and restaurants down slightly

In the third quarter the turnover of hotels and restaurants was down 0.4 percent on the same period in 2003. The decrease in the second quarter was 1.2 percent. Only fast food outlets saw a turnover...

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Decrease in house prices less substantial

According to the price index of existing owner-occupied houses – a joint publication by Statistics Netherlands and the Land Registry Office – prices of houses sold in February 2010 were on average...

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Retail turnover plummets in April

Retail turnover was nearly 9 percent down in April 2012 from April 2011.

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Manufacturers more pessimistic

The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated further in April.

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Nearly 40 percent of the Dutch population feels that financing child care is primarily a task for the parents

Dutch child care costs rose to 3.9 billion euro in 2011. Nearly 40 percent of the Dutch population feels that financing child care is primarily a task of the parents themselves.

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Housing associations own one in three Dutch homes

Housing associations own 2.3 million homes in the Netherlands. This is the equivalent of one in three homes.

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Residential property prices down again

Prices of existing owner-occupied houses sold in October 2010 were on average 1.1 percent lower than in October 2009

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Second estimate second quarter 2013: economic contraction 0.1 percent

The Dutch economy contracted 0.1 percent in the second quarter of 2013 relative to the first quarter. When the first estimate was published on 14 August, the contraction was 0.2 percent.

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Retail turnover down in December

The value of retail sales was 4.1 percent down in December 2012 from December 2011.

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Stratification and price index computation

How to stratify dynamic populations of articles for price index computations.

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Growth exports slows down

The total volume of goods exports grew by 3.0 percent in February 2016 compared to February 2015.

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Economic growth down in nearly all regions

Economic growth slowed down in nearly all Dutch provinces last year. Growth in the Randstad provinces was at or above the nationwide average of 2 percent.

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