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Number of overnight tourists up to 46 million in 2019
The number of guests staying in Dutch overnight accommodations rose to 46.3 million in 2019.
Higher CO2 emissions in fourth quarter of 2019
In the fourth quarter of 2019, CO 2 emissions were 1.8 percent up year-on-year.
Household spending over 1 percent up in November
Dutch consumers spent 1.3 percent more in November 2019 than in November 2018.
Fire service attending to more non-fire incidents
In 2019, the control room of The Netherlands Fire Service processed 238 thousand reported incidents, i.e. 3 percent less than in the previous year. The number of reports and call-outs was up for both...
Retail turnover almost 10 percent up in June
The Dutch retail sector recorded 9.8 percent year-on-year turnover growth in June 2020. This is the highest growth in 15 year time.
National airports handled 98 percent fewer passengers in April
In April 2020, nearly 134 thousand passengers travelled to and from the five national airports.
Dutch consumers spent €1.9 bn in EU webshops in 2019
Last year, Dutch consumers purchased 1.9 billion euros worth of products from foreign EU webshops. This is 19.3 percent more than in 2018, when spending amounted to 1.6 billion euros.
Less coal and more natural gas consumption in 2019
In 2019, total energy consumption in the Netherlands stood at 3,080 petajoules (PJ), more or less the same as in the previous year.
Fewer asylum seekers and following relatives in Q2 2020
The international and national measures introduced in March in response to the COVID-19 outbreak have resulted in a lower influx of asylum seekers and following family members.
Vacancy indicator
A quick indication of the direction in which the number of vacancies in the private sector is expected to develop
Fewer asylum seekers and following relatives in Q1 2021
In Q1 2021, the number of first-time asylum applications decreased to slightly over 2,700.
Decline in road fatalities larger among motorists than cyclists
The number of traffic deaths has decreased more sharply among motorists than among cyclists over the past two decades.
Dutch government spends more on prisons and judicial procedures
Dutch government spending on public order and security amounted to 11.3 billion euro in 2007. This is 6 percent more than in 2006.
Renewable energy consumption up by 16 percent
In 2019, renewable energy consumption in the Netherlands grew by 16 percent to 181 petajoules (PJ) relative to the previous year.
Turnover accommodation and food services fell sharply in Q1
Accommodation and food services is among the sectors worst affected by the measures against the spread of coronavirus. In Q1 2020, turnover in this sector fell by 14 percent relative to the preceding...
70 thousand unskilled young people are out of work
Of the 181 thousand young people aged 15 to 26 years who left education without a basic qualification, 70 thousand were out of work in 2019. Common reasons for not working include illness and...
Tourist expenditure; NA, 2010-2016
Tourism expenditure. Expenditures outbound, inbound and domestic tourism. Expenditures outbound tourism, inbound tourism and domestic tourism.
Household spending almost 3 percent up in December
Dutch consumers spent 2.9 percent more in December 2019 than in December 2018.
Soybean imports from Brazil up by 40 percent
In the first six months of 2020, the Netherlands imported 1.6 billion kg of soybeans from Brazil.
Charlotte Rietbergen wins Statistics Netherlands Award 2009
Charlotte Rietbergen, who has completed the research master’s programme Methodology and statistics for the behavioural and social sciences at Utrecht University, has received the Statistics...
Household spending almost 13 percent down in May
Consumers spent 12.8 percent less in May 2020 than one year previously. This is the second sharpest contraction in domestic household consumption CBS has ever recorded.