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Last year, 7.5 million Dutch people in the age category 16–74 bought one or more articles online. Together with Denmark and the United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands tops the EU list.

Environment costs of industry

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The amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased for the fifth consecutive quarter. In the second quarter of 2011, it grew by more than 2 percent relative to the preceding quarter. This means growth...

The majority of 18 to 24-year-olds believe that things are heading in the right direction in the Netherlands. They do not consider social issues such as crime, a multicultural society, population...

In 2003 the real spendable income of households decreased for the first time in ten years. Corporate profits shrank but there were higher profits in banking. The budget deficit went up, mainly caused...

The total volume of exported goods grew by 5.5 percent in November 2016 relative to November 2015.

Happiness, satisfaction with life, Urbanisation

The mood among Dutch consumer deteriorated again in March, after three months of stability and even marginal improvement. The consumer confidence indicator dropped 3 points in March to -39.

Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods marginally deteriorated in May 2010 relative to May 2009.

The retail sector faced a 0.5 percent turnover loss in January 2013 relative to January 2012. Retail prices were 2.6 percent up, but the volume of retail sales was down by 3 percent.

What skills can new graduates offer? This information is important for a better understanding of the match between supply and demand in the labour market

Hay fever index

In 2017, over 1.7 million people in the Netherlands between the ages of 25 and 65 years participated in a form of adult learning. This concerned formal education such as secondary vocational...

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...

Out of every one euro in revenue by the Dutch manufacturing industry, 70 euro cents are generated by exports.

Dutch economic growth came to 1.5 percent in the third quarter of 2004 compared with the same quarter in 2003. The is the largest increase in the volume of gross domestic product (GDP) in the last...

According to the first estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands GDP expanded by 0.4 percent in Q3 2019 relative to the previous quarter.

Investments down in December

The mood among consumers improved for the second month running. In November 2010, the consumer confidence index stood at -7, i.e. 3 points higher than in the previous month. The indicator...

Household spending on goods and services was 1.5 percent up in August 2014 from August 2013. This is the largest increase for almost four years, according to Statistics Netherlands.

The most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands show that retail turnover was 0.9 percent down in November 2013 from November 2012. Retail prices were at the same level as one year ago....

Shelf stacking, delivering newspapers and shop assistant are the most popular jobs secondary school pupils do next to their study.