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Three-quarters of Caribbean Dutch feel healthy
A health survey among residents of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba aged 15 and over shows that three-quarters felt healthy or very healthy in 2017/2018.
Exports down by over 2 percent in December
The total volume of goods exports shrank by 2.2 percent in December relative to December 2017.
Fewer bankruptcies
There were 47 fewer bankruptcies in January 2019 than in the previous month. Most bankruptcies were recorded in trade sector.
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Dutch manufacturers less positive
Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers has declined in January 2019.
Rising imports and exports of construction services
In the first three quarters of 2018, Dutch companies verhandelden met buitenlandse bedrijven voor 4,3 miljard euro aan bouw- en baggerdiensten in de eerste drie kwartalen van 2018.
Over 600 billion kg of inbound goods in 2017
In 2017, the Netherlands received in excess of 600 billion kg of goods in gross weight for the first time.
Largest drop in consumer confidence in over 7 years
The mood among Dutch consumers in January 2019 is less positive for the sixth consecutive month.
Job wages on Bonaire averaged 2,050 USD in 2017
In 2017, average job wages on Bonaire amounted to 2,050 USD gross per month. On Saba and St Eustatius, this was 2,285 and 3,150 USD respectively.
Retail turnover over 4 percent up in November
Dutch retail sector achieved 4.1 percent turnover growth in November 2018 year-on-year, while the volume of sales increased by 3.2 percent.
Fewer women than men fall victim to violence
In 2017, 1.7% of women aged 15 years or older said they had been the victim of one or more violent crimes, against 2.5% of men. Intimidation is the most common crime among both sexes. Women report...
Forecast: 3.5 million single households in 2030
The number of households in the Netherlands is projected to have grown to 8.5 million by the year 2030, from the current 7.9 million.
Manufacturing output prices almost 3 percent up
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were almost 3 percent up in November 2018 year-on-year.
Investments up in October
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 7.4 percent up in October 2018 relative to the same month last year.
Dutch consumers again less positive
The mood among Dutch consumers in December 2018 is less positive for the fifth consecutive month.
Increase in online shopping among older generation
The number of people in the Netherlands making online purchases has increased further. So far in 2018, 78 percent of Dutch consumers say they have made a purchase via the Internet, as against 76...
Unemployment below pre-crisis level
In November, the unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 percent of the Dutch labour force. This was slightly below the level just before the onset of the crisis at the end of 2008.
Goods increasingly transported via logistics hubs
Goods are increasingly transferred to logistics hubs before onward transportation, often to or from the Port of Rotterdam.
Rising number of innovating businesses
In the period 2014-2016, the number of companies implementing technological innovations rose to nearly 20 thousand, up by nearly one thousand relative to the period 2012-2014. This involves new or...
More households with income over 50,000 euros
In 2017, over half a million households - 6.7 percent of the 7.7 million households in the Netherlands - had a standardised income exceeding 50,000 euros.
80 percent of inward investments channelled out directly
The majority of inward foreign investments do not remain in the Netherlands, but are immediately channelled abroad instead.
Export growth 5 percent in October
The total volume of goods exports grew by 5.1 percent in October relative to October 2017.
Trade deficit with US due to re-exports
In 2016, the Netherlands’ goods trade deficit with the US hit 12 billion euros, i.e. Dutch imports of goods exceeded exports. The trade deficit can be attributed almost entirely to large re-export...
Decline in 13 out of 20 urban bird populations
In the period from 1990 to 2017, the populations of 13 out of 20 breeding bird species typically found in cities has declined in urban areas.
More flex workers with a migration background
People with a non-western migration background are less likely to be in paid work than those with a native Dutch background. Those who do have paid work relatively often have a flexible contract.