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In addition to the number of enterprises, the results of this research also include figures on the number of employee jobs and their characteristics, turnover and value added. Figures are broken down...

Statistics Netherlands has developed the Business Cycle Tracer as a tool to assist in the analysis of short term developments in the Dutch economy. The emphasis is on the dynamics in the economy, the...

A successful innovation is a development that is integrated into the day-to-day business operations.

The number of new business start-ups in 2012 was 19 thousand down from 2011 and the number of closedowns grew by nearly 11 thousand. Yet, the overall number of businesses increased for the sixth year...

The economic climate in April 2022 is slightly more positive than in March, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.

Between 1977 and 2022, the share of women who were economically independent increased from 20 percent to 70 percent.

The number of entrepreneurs in virtually all non-financial industries who estimate their business will continue to exist in the current economic situation for at least another 12 months increased...

Latest data contributing to worldwide monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions. SDG 16 aims to promote a safe society with institutions that are...

Searching for the website addresses of businesses

We construct an empirically supported definition of intermittent and perennial exporting and investigate to what extent intermittent exporters are distinguishable from non-exporters and perennial...

The Dutch business confidence index is at a record high.

At the start of Q3 2018, staff shortages in the non-financial private sector had increased according to the business confidence indicator. This formed an impediment to business operations across...

The number of corporate bankruptcies, adjusted for court session days, has increased.

More than 50 duizend businesses in the Netherlands rely on the internet for their revenues.

In 2019, the installed capacity of commercial and industrial solar systems exceeded that of home solar systems for the first time. Total installed capacity grew by 2,265 to 6,874 megawatts (MW).

At the beginning of Q4 2019, business confidence - the sentiment indicator of the Dutch private sector – was at a lower level compared to the previous quarter. Nevertheless, entrepreneurs are still...

At the start of Q3 2019, one-quarter of Dutch non-financial enterprises were still affected by staff shortages.

Business confidence in Q3 2016

Exploratory research on family businesses in the Netherlands.

Business confidence in Q1 2017

Today, CBS publishes its ‘revised’ Business Cycle Tracer

In Q1 2018, business services imports by Dutch companies amounted to 16 billion euros.

Confidence among Dutch entrepreneurs is increasing slightly in Q2 2019, after two quarters of decline. However, staff shortages are still affecting business operations at some enterprises.

Over 20 percent of businesses had to deal with the consequences of cyber attacks in 2016.