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Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 2.6 percent down in December 2013 from December 2012. Retail prices were 0.4 percent up on twelve months previously. The volume of retail sales fell...

The Dutch inflation rate was 0.2 percent in July 2009, the lowest since December 1987. In June, inflation was still 1.4 percent.

In Februari 2013, retail turnover was 4.8 percent down from the same month last year. The volume of sales shrank by a dramatic 7.2 percent, retail prices were 2.6 percent higher, as the most recent...

The mood among Dutch consumers improved substantially in January, because consumers were much more optimistic about the economic climate. The consumer confidence index rose 6 points and stood at -8....

The volume of domestic consumption by households was 0.5 percent smaller in April 2005 than in April 2004. Households spent less on durable goods in particular, but spending on food was also lower...

Last year, 12.2 billion kWh of renewable electricity was generated, i.e. more than 10 percent of total electricity consumption in the Netherlands and just above the production level in 2011.

Dutch consumer confidence in September 2006 improved relative to August. Opinions held by Dutch consumers on the economic climate as well as their willingness to buy improved.

Income differences in the Netherlands remained stable in 2011 relative to the preceding year. The gap between rich and poor households has barely changed since 2001.

The Dutch economy grew by 2.1 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period in 2009. The increase was clearly more substantial than in the first quarter, when the economy grew by 0.6...

Why is Statistics Netherlands (CBS) researching a new method for measuring energy prices?

At the end of March this year, 263 thousand persons were living on social security, an increase by 4 thousand relative to the end of 2008.

Producers’ confidence in the manufacturing industry has improved slightly in May. Changes in producers’ confidence have been very limited for a year now. Indeed, producers’ confidence in May is...

In December 2009, Dutch inflation was 1.1 percent, i.e. an increase by 0.1 percentage points compared to November. Inflation in the Netherlands increased for the fifth month running.

In the period September-November 2007, an average of 306 thousand persons (4.0 percent of the employed labour force) were unemployed as against 5.2 percent in the same period last year.