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Business confidence
Short survey description business confidence
Number of job vacancies still high
The number of job vacancies remained high in the fourth quarter of 2005. After correction for seasonal effects, there 169 thousand job vacancies at the end of 2005.
Incomes rising slightly, household debts continue to fall
In the first quarter of 2014 the net real disposable income > of households was 0.2 percent higher than in the first quarter of 2013. It is the first rise in two years. Household debt fell by 2.4...
Asylum requests; citizenship, sex and age 2007 - 2016
Total asylum requests and first asylum requests citizenship, sex and age
Inflation St Eustatius and Bonaire increased
Inflation on St Eustatius rose to 11.2 percent in the third quarter of 2011. On Bonaire inflation was with 5.9 percent also higher than in the second quarter. On Saba inflation decreased to 6.6...
Price index civil engineering works, 2000 = 100
Price indices on the basis of 2000=100 and changes compared to 1 year previously regarding several areas of work
Dutch shipbuilding industry increasingly important in Europe
Last year, 12 percent of European shipbuilding industry turnover was realised in the Netherlands, as against more than 7 percent in 2000. The market share in commercial vessels grew considerably from...
Motor vehicles and motorcycles trade; turnover, 1995-2012
Turnover change and indices SIC 2008
Social assistance and reintegration
Figures on (characteristics of) recipients of social assistance benefits in your municipality.
Declining trend WAO benefits levels off
In the last quarter of 2009, the number of work disability benefits has risen marginally. For the first time in almost seven years, more work disability benefits were granted than terminated.
Investment climate; aviation network connectivity international comparison
Aviation network connectivity Major European airports near cities
Sickness absence rate for older employees without chronic disorders about the same as for younger employees
Due to chronic disorders, older employees are more often absent from work than their younger counterparts. Older employees more often suffer from disorders related to high sickness absence rates,...
Electronic payments in shops gaining in popularity
In the last two decades consumers started using their PIN cards more and more to pay in shops. Some 55 percent of the purchase value was paid in this way by 2008.
Tourism sector essential for employment in Caribbean Netherlands
Tourism accounts for a substantial part of employment on the islands of Caribbean Netherlands. On Bonaire and Saba, 20 percent of jobs are tourism-related, versus 12 percent on St Eustatius. The...
Nearly one-quarter of Dutch prepared to donate their organs
Nearly one-quarter in the population aged 12 years and older have given explicit permission for their organs or tissues to be donated after death. More women than men have given permission for organ...
Further reduction greenhouse gas emissions
In 2007, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were reduced for the third consecutive year. The total emission volume amounted to 205 billion kg of CO2 equivalents, i.e. 4 percent below the...
Lower greenhouse gas emissions despite cold winter
Last year, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were nearly 1 percent below the level of 2011. The cold weather conditions in winter prompted consumers to use more natural gas for home...