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Half of goods from Rotterdam have foreign destination
In 2017, 917 million tonnes of goods were loaded onto inland vessels, lorries or trains in the Netherlands. Nearly one-quarter were transhipped in the Rotterdam port area. Over half of these...
Reliable data in times of corona and beyond
Reliable data in times of corona and beyond
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...
Quarterly National Accounts; values 1988- Q1 2014
Quarterly data on production, expenditures, income and external economic transactions. Values at current prices and chainlinked volume 2005 prices
Slightly fewer asylum seekers and following relatives
In 2019, the Netherlands received 22.5 thousand asylum seekers and 4.2 thousand following family members. The total is marginally lower than in 2018. Syrians and Eritreans still constitute the...
Half of imports from the UK not for domestic use
In 2018, the Netherlands imported 26.4 billion euros worth of goods from the United Kingdom. This amount was only higher in 2012 and 2013.
Inflation rate rose to 1.6 percent in January
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.6 percent higher in January than in the same month last year.
Nearly 10 million people on holiday during high season
Almost 10 million Dutch travelled to their holiday destination in the high season of 2016.
More Syrian asylum seekers and following relatives
In Q3 2019, the Netherlands received 5,910 asylum seekers and 1,200 following family members.
Number of asylum seekers and relatives almost equal
The Netherlands received 16,145 first asylum requests in 2017; 14,490 following family members arrived
2.4 million can vote by mail in the coming elections
In the upcoming election for the Dutch House of Representatives, all eligible voters aged 70 and over are allowed to cast their vote by mail.
Hot summer created more work for fire services
The Netherlands Fire Service control rooms received 245 thousand reports in 2018, 12 percent more than in 2017.
GDP up on Bonaire, down on St Eustatius and Saba
In 2016, the volume of gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 2.2 percent on Bonaire; on St Eustatius and Saba, it fell by 1.0 and 0.5 percent, respectively. The total GDP volume in the Caribbean...
House prices 7.6 percent higher in June
In June 2020, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 7.6 percent higher than in the same month last year.
Nearly 1 in 5 adults in education or training
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...
1.6 thousand COVID-19 deaths in March
In March 2021, altogether 1,611 people died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Motorcycle and licence ownership up among the over-50s
On 1 January of this year, there were nearly 680 thousand registered motorcycles in the Netherlands. This is 4 percent more than in 2014.
Fewer asylum seekers, more following relatives in Q2
In Q2 2019, the Netherlands received 5,205 asylum seekers and 880 following family members. The number of asylum seekers was lower while the number of following relatives was higher than in Q1 2019.
Following family members outnumber asylum seekers in Q1
In Jan-Mar 2017, 4 thousand asylum seekers and 5.3 thousand following family members arrived in the Netherlands.
Vast majority do not fundamentally reject euthanasia
Euthanasia should under certain circumstances be allowed, according to 87 percent of the adult population in the Netherlands.
House prices almost 8 percent higher in May
IIn May 2020, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 7.7 percent higher than in the same month last year.
Many Britons move here for work and stay for love
Of the 42,500 British citizens residing in the Netherlands, 43% were employed earners, 9% were self-employed
Many Britons move here for work and stay for love
Of the 42,500 British citizens residing in the Netherlands, 43% were employed earners, 9% were self-employed
Manufacturing output prices almost 13 percent up in May
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were on average 12.9 percent up in May year-on-year.
Regional accounts; production and generation of income by industry
Output, intermediate consumption, value added, compensation of employees, operating surplus, labour input by industry and by region