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Unemployment among people with non-western background further up in 2010
Proportionally, the unemployment increase among people with a non-western background was the same in 2010 as in the native Dutch population.
Manufacturing output virtually unchanged
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 0.1 percent up in January 2019 compared to the same month one year previously.
Manufacturers again less confident
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 8.2 in April.
Crime
Dossier page on crime and immigration
Caribbean Netherlands: income inequality lowest on Saba
Of the three Caribbean islands), Saba had the lowest income inequality in 2014.
Dutch manufacturers remain positive
Dutch manufacturers remain positive
Minimal growth for Dutch economy
The Dutch economic growth in the first quarter of 2010 at 0.1 percent compared with the same quarter last year.
average inflation rate over 2015 lowest since 1987
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the inflation rate over 2015 averaged 0.6 percent, the lowest increase in consumer prices since 1987. Falling oil prices in particular kept inflation low.
Manufacturers more pessimistic, business services more optimistic
Producers’ confidence in the manufacturing industry is -0.1 in April 2005. Manufacturers are thus significantly less optimistic than in March.
Dutch inflation down slightly
As reported today by Statistics Netherlands, Dutch inflation according to the consumer price index (CPI) fell to 1.0 per cent in June. Consumer prices went up by 1.1 percent in May. Inflation rates...
Industrial price formation
Dissertation on models of price formation in industries, with emphasis on price formation in an open economy.
Government deficit at 5.3 percent in 2009
The government deficit over 2009 stood at 5.3 percent of the GDP, as against a government surplus of 0.7 percent of the GDP in 2008.
Dutch businesses more positive about employment in 2016
Dutch companies have a positive outlook for 2016. For the first time in five years, there are more companies expecting an increase in vacancies rather than reduction. In spite of a slight decline,...
Nearly 60 percent die from cancer or cardiovascular diseases
Nearly six in ten deaths are caused by cancer or cardiovascular diseases. Cancer has been the main cause of death in the male population for many years now. Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause...
Employment rising in sustainable energy sector
Just over 45 thousand people (in full-time equivalents) were employed in the Dutch sustainable energy sector in 2013. This is 24 percent more than in 2008. In the remainder of the economy employment...
Fewer victims of common crime
This year, 26 percent of the 15-and-over population in the Netherlands reported that they had been victimes of common crime, as against 29 percent two years ago; the number of offences experienced by...
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.
EU’s share in Dutch exports has fallen slightly
Nearly 71 percent of Dutch goods exports in 2018 went to other countries within the EU, although the EU's share has declined slightly relative to 2010.
Fewer women than men fall victim to violence
In 2017, 1.7% of women aged 15 years or older said they had been the victim of one or more violent crimes, against 2.5% of men. Intimidation is the most common crime among both sexes. Women report...
Producer confidence increases
Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers has increased in November 2018.
Machinery exports account for highest earnings
In terms of the gross value added generated through Dutch exports, the highest value added is derived from the export of machinery and machine parts. In 2018, this value added amounted to almost 16...