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Steady increase in pupils attending special schools
In school year 2010/’11 nearly 69 thousand pupils went to special schools, compared to 54 thousand in school year 2003/’04.
Producer confidence lower again
Producer confidence in the Dutch manufacturing industry reached 0.7 in December 2004. This is over 1 percent point down from November. Although producer confidence reached the lowest level since...
Most employees do not take leave to care for a sick relative
Nearly one in six employees in the Netherlands who care for a relative suffering from a long-term illness or disability took leave to do so last year. Workers who care for a partner or child more...
Deteriorating terms of trade
Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods obviously slumped in October 2009. Prices of imported and exported goods were respectively 5.3 and 8.6 percent down on one year previously.
Household consumption marginally higher
Household spending on goods and services was 0.3 percent higher in July 2011 than in July 2010, whereas in June, household spending was 1.0 percent down on one year previously.
Sustained decline unemployment
Unemployment declined by an average of 6 thousand a month over the past three months and stood at 463 thousand in March.
Tourists spent €87.5 billion in 2018
Last year, tourism expenditure in the Netherlands amounted to 87.5 billion euros, up by 6.4 percent on the previous year. When adjusted for price changes, this represents a growth rate of 4.1 percent.
Manufacturers less confident
Dutch manufacturers were less confident in June 2018.
Rude behaviour mainly experienced by young women
In 2017, disrespectful behaviour was encountered relatively most often by women between the ages of 18 to 24 years
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.
Manufacturing output up in January
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.5 percent up in January 2017.
Trade deficit up on Bonaire, down on Saba and Statia
In 2016, the trade deficit on Bonaire grew for the second consecutive year.
year-on-year growth manufacturing output for fourth month in a row
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 3.6 percent up in June 2015 from the same month last year. For the fourth month in a...
Medical professionals ageing
The share of over-55s among medical professionals is higher than among other professionals employed in the care sector. Since the beginning of the 21st century, ageing in the care sector is above the...