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1.2 million Dutch with dual nationality
On 1 January last year, there were 1.2 million people in the Netherlands with at least one other nationality in addition to the Dutch nationality, an increase by 40 thousand relative to 1 January...
Manufacturers increasingly optimistic
Producers’ confidence in the manufacturing industry rose to 4.6 in February 2006. This is the highest level since the end of 2000.
Fewer stroke and prostate cancer patients die within one year after their first hospitalisation
Between 2000 and 2005, mortality among stroke and prostate cancer patients within one year after their first hospital admission dropped by more than 25 and 21 percent respectively. The mortality...
Extracting data on road network transportation from sensor data without sample design
Big data has received increasing attention across several disciplines in recent years. In official statistics, big data potentially enables us to produce statistics cheaper, faster, and on a higher...
Quality management of methodology
Methodological departments of national statistical institutes should adopt formal quality certification for ISO 9001
Less road haulage to and from the United Kingdom
In 2018, road hauliers carried 4.6 million tonnes of goods between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Manufacturing output over 1 percent up in September
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.2 percent up in September 2019 compared to the same month one year previously.Output increased for the first time since...
Consumer confidence substantially improved
The mood among Dutch consumers was substantially better in October than in September. According to Statistics Netherlands, the consumer confidence indicator rose by 3 points to +8. This is the...
More brambles and nettles in Dutch countryside
The quality of flora in the Dutch countryside deteriorated in the period 2000-2007. Vegetation such as brambles, catch weed, creeping thistles and stinging nettles have increased and displaced other...
More than one million people hold executive positions
In 2007, more than one million persons managed a group of at least five people, i.e. 14 percent of the employed labour force. The percentage of managers is relatively high in the categories men,...
higher investments, particularly in property and lorries
Statistics Netherlands announced today that the volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 2.2 percent higher in February 2015 than in February 2014.
Last year ended poorly for the Dutch seaports
In the fourth quarter of last year, 132 million tons of goods were shipped to and from Dutch seaports, 6.5 percent down on the previous quarter. The downturn is more substantial than the 3.2 percent...
Manufacturers less positive
Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers has deteriorated in November 2019.
Consumer confidence continues to fall
The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated further in February. According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the consumer confidence indicator fell by 5 points to - 1. For the first time in almost a...
Consumer confidence hardly changes
The mood among Dutch consumers has hardly changed in September compared to August. According to Statistics Netherlands, the consumer confidence indicator declined by 1 point to +5. Consumer...
Wide public support for the police
The public at large supports the way in which the police operate, but this does not imply that Dutch citizens blindly obey the police and always support police actions and follow their instructions.