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Unemployment approaches 5 percent
An average 386 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in the period May-July 2009. This is the equivalent of 4.9 percent of the labour force.
Export downturn less dramatic
In May 2009, the volume of goods exports was over 10 percent down on twelve months previously. This decline is slightly smaller than in the first four months of 2009, when the volume of exports was...
Retail turnover 5.5 percent down
Retail trade turnover in the third quarter of 2009 was 5.5 percent down on the same quarter one year previously.
Number of bankruptcies down in November
In November this year, 576 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, the lowest level so far in 2013.
Inflation rate stable
Dutch inflation remained unchanged in April. The consumer price index shows that, just as in March, consumer prices were on average 1.8 percent higher than twelve months ago.
Economic picture mid-March virtually unchanged
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in March has hardly changed compared to the previous month.
SDG 2 Zero hunger
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 Zero hunger. SDG 2 aims to end hunger across the world, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
Historic drop in producer confidence
In April, producer confidence has plummeted to its lowest level since the start of the producer confidence survey.
CBS Urban Data Centre/Leidschendam-Voorburg
The Urban Data Centre in Leidschendam-Voorburg was launched on 31 August 2017.
Consumer price increase remains at 1.2 percent in May
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.2 percent higher in May than in the same month last year.
Fewer Dutch people are feeling unsafe
Feelings of unsafety among Dutch people are declining progressively. In 2012, 37 percent indicated that they felt unsafe occasionally in general terms, versus 32 percent in 2019.
Unemployment down
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 674 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in October 2013, a reduction by 11 thousand relative to September. In October, 8.5 percent in the Dutch labour...
Fewer bankruptcies
In June this year, 437 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt, 121 fewer than in May.
Number of bankruptcies continues to rise
In January this year, 715 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt. The number of bankruptcies remains high.
Unemployment rises further
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 659 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in May 2013, an increase by 9 thousand from April. Unemployment has risen almost continuously since mid-2011....
Inflation rate up to 1.1 percent in September
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.1 percent higher in September than in the same month last year.
Last year ended poorly for the Dutch seaports
In the fourth quarter of last year, 132 million tons of goods were shipped to and from Dutch seaports, 6.5 percent down on the previous quarter. The downturn is more substantial than the 3.2 percent...
Household consumption nearly 1 percent up in January
Dutch household consumption was 0.7 percent up in January 2018.
Many Britons move here for work and stay for love
Of the 42,500 British citizens residing in the Netherlands, 43% were employed earners, 9% were self-employed
Young Dutch people nearly all happy
Nine out of ten 12 to 25-year-olds are satisfied with life, as indicated by a study in 2015.