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Homelessness more than doubled since 2009
The number of homeless 18 to 64-year-olds in the Netherlands increased from 17.8 thousand in 2009 (first estimation) to 39.3 thousand in 2018. Homelessness among 18 to 29-year-olds tripled over this...
Price increase manufacturing almost 10 percent
Prices of products manufactured in the Netherlands were almost 10 percent up in March 2017 from last year.
3 in 10 deaths caused by cancer
In 2018, the number of deaths in the Netherlands stood at 153 thousand. With nearly 47 thousand cases (30 percent), cancer was the leading cause of death, just as in previous years.
Manufacturing prices up for the first time in two years
Prices of products manufactured in the Netherlands were 1.5 percent up in October 2016 on a year-on-year basis.
Exports down by almost 12 percent in May
The total volume of goods exports shrank by 11.8 percent in May year-on-year.
Providers of business services more positive
In February, the number of business services providers anticipating turnover growth in the next three months outnumbered those anticipating a decrease by 31 percent, i.e. 13 points above the level in...
Energy consumption hardly changed in 2017
In 2017, total energy consumption in the Netherlands stood at 3,150 petajoules (PJ), more or less equal to consumption in 2016.
Bankruptcies in February at lowest level in 30 years
In February, the number of pronounced bankruptcies was at its lowest point since January 1991.
Less rapid consumer price increase in April
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.2 percent higher in April than in the same month last year.
More households with income over 50,000 euros
In 2017, over half a million households - 6.7 percent of the 7.7 million households in the Netherlands - had a standardised income exceeding 50,000 euros.
Nearly 3.2 thousand COVID-19 deaths in November 2020
In November 2020, altogether 3,174 people died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
57 bankruptcies in week 29
In week 29 (13 to 19 July inclusive), 57 companies and institutions including sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt. This is 7 fewer than in week
Imports from China down by 9 percent in March 2020
In March 2020, goods imports from China and Hong Kong showed a year-on-year decline of 9 percent.
Economy continues to grow
The Dutch economy grew by 2.2 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period in 2009. The increase was clearly more substantial than in the first quarter, when the economy grew by 0.6...
The impact of the corona crisis on compiling the CPI
The impact of the corona crisis on compiling the CPI
Retail turnover 1 percent up
Retail turnover was 1 percent up in February 2012 from February 2011.
Natural gas trade deficit for the first time in 2018
The Netherlands became a net importer of natural gas last year. Natural gas had an import value of almost 12 billion euros, an increase of 43 percent on 2017.
Further increase manufacturing stocks
In July 2011, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were nearly 12 percent up on July 2010. Growth was more substantial than in the preceding months. In May and June, manufacturing stocks were...