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Residential property prices marginally down again
Prices of existing owner-occupied houses sold in September 2010 were on average 0.6 percent lower than in September 2009.
Economy shrinks by 0.4 percent in fourth quarter
The Dutch economy shrank by 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with the preceding quarter. The first estimate, published on 14 February put the contraction at 0.2 percent.
Modest growth for exports
The volume of exports of goods was 0.6 percent up in January 2014 from January 2013. In December last year, the volume of exports also grew modestly. The volume of imports grew by 0.3 percent in...
Increase in manufacturing output
The average daily output of Dutch manufacturing industry was 7 percent up in March 2010 on March 2009. In February, output was 4 percent above the level of February 2009.
Government deficit and debt according to EMU definitions
The member states of the European Union have committed themselves to curbing government deficit and government debt.
Considerable increase retail turnover
According to preliminary figures published by Statistics Netherlands, Dutch retail trade turnover in May 2006 was 12.3 percent up on May last year.
Income gaps stable and relatively small
The recession, which began late 2008, did not cause income inequality to grow. Income disparities are small in the Netherlands relative to other countries, although income differences between...
unemployment statistics better and cheaper
Lower costs, more respondents, better international comparability and web surveys.
Manufacturing output 3.5 percent up in March
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 3.5 percent up in March compared to the same month last year.
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.
House prices are falling less once again
According to the house price index of existing own homes, prices of houses sold in June 2010 were down by an average of 1.4 percent on June 2009.
Retail turnover fairly stable
Retail turnover in October 2012 virtually equalled the level in October 2011. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent up. The volume of retail sales was down by nearly 3 percent from one year previously.
House prices continue to fall
Prices of existing houses sold in July 2009 were on average 4.4 percent lower than twelve months previously. For the sixth month in a row, prices of residential property were lower than one year...
Exports still low
In June 2009, the volume of Dutch goods exports was 12 percent down on twelve months previously. The volume of goods imports decreased by more than 15 percent.
Dutch exports more than 3 percent up in December
The volume of exports of goods grew more than 3 percent in December relative to twelve months previously . The growth figure for October and November was approximately 5 percent.The volume of imports...
Fewer women on the pill
Nearly 7 in 10 women aged between 18 and 45 used contraceptives last year; 40 percent took the oral contraceptive pill, as against nearly 50 percent in 1998.
Consumers again reticent in April
The volume of domestic household consumption in April 2004 was almost identical to that of April 2003. There is a difference in shopping day pattern though. When corrected for this difference,...