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Manufacturing turnover up
Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 16 percent in August 2011 relative to August 2010.
Less industrial waste as a result of recession
Dutch industry produced 16.6 million tonnes of waste in 2009. This is 2.1 million tonnes (over 10 percent) less than in 2008.
Over-60s more often have interest-only mortgages
In 2012, over-60s much more often than younger home owners had interest-only mortgages. More than one third of home owners aged 60 years and older have paid off their mortgage.
Sustained decline unemployment
Unemployment fell to 603 thousand in July. Over the past three months, unemployment declined by 22 thousand. The number of working people increased by 14 thousand in this period. The employed labour...
Built-up area expanding at the cost of farmland
The area of land in use for housing, industry and infrastructure increased by 200 square kilometres from 2013 to 2020. The area of land in use for agriculture shrank by 244 sq km. The total area of...
Unemployment virtually unchanged in June
In June 2023, 353 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.
Care spending up by 4.4 percent
Spending on health care and welfare in the Netherlands amounted to 65.7 billion euro in 2006. This is 4.4 percent more than in 2005.
More and more Dutch holidaying in Germany
Dutch holidaymakers have been increasingly travelling to Germany in recent years. Sauerland and the Eifel region are particularly popular holiday destinations.
Consumer prices 2.5 percent up in July
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.5 percent higher in July than in the same month one year previously.
More home care in urban areas
The number of people in the Netherlands receiving care financed under the exceptional medical expenses act (AWBZ) who paid a contribution towards this has remained fairly constant in the period...
Inflation down on Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba
In Q3 2023, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 1.9 percent more expensive than one year previously.
Flu widespread in winter
In the period 2006-2008, 4 in every 10 persons suffered from cold, influenza, throat infection or sinusitis. There is an obvious relation between the prevalence of these infectious diseases and the...
Building permits number of dwellings and square meters
This publication contains unadjusted, calendar adjusted, and seasonally and calendar adjusted figures for building permits over period of 2000-2019.
Manufacturing output 0.6 percent down in December
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 0.6 percent down in December 2019 compared to the same month one year previously.
More retail turnover in December 2015
Retail trade ended 2015 on a positive note. December turnover was up by 3.3 percent from one year previously. Retailers recorded altogether 1.4 percent more turnover in 2015, the sharpest growth in...
Wage cost subsidies
Subsidy on the total wage sum or the number of employees. Or subsidies for employing certain categories of people, such as physically disabled or long-term unemployed people. Also subsidies on the...
Internationalisation Monitor 2021, first quarter - Africa
The economic relationship with Africa is central to this Internationalisation Monitor. With which countries in Africa does much trade take place, in which goods or services, which companies do this...
Most people have their GP close by
Most people live in the vicinity of their GP, but the road distance to the nearest out-of-hours GP centre is longer, in particular for people living in rural areas. The GP rate in rural areas is much...
Less job security for flex-workers
Employees with a flexible contract have been affected most by the recent downward trend on the labour market.
Care sector has the most female workers
There were 11.5 million jobs in the Dutch economy in 2023, an increase of 8 million since 1995.