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Job vacancies up
After correction for seasonal effects there were 126 thousand job vacancies in the Netherlands at the end of September 2010.
Youth unemployment up
In the second quarter of this year, 108 thousand young people in the age category 15-25 were un employed, an increase by 26 thousand from one year previously. The unemployment rate is particularly...
Dutch house prices 0.1 percent up
Prices of owner-occupied houses, excluding new constructions were on average 0.1 percent higher in April 2014 than in April 2013. This is the first price increase in 5 years.
Manufacturing stocks have decreased continuously for over a year
Dutch manufacturers had reduced their stocks of finished products by 13.5 percent in April compared with April 2009.
Retail turnover stable in second quarter
Retail turnover was around the same level in the second quarter of 2010 as in the same period last year. This brings the period of decreasing retail turnover to an end. In the five preceding quarters...
Retail turnover down
In June 2013, turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 3.7 percent down from June 2012. Prices of retail commodities were 2.7 percent up from one year previously. The volume of retail sales...
Extra working days contributed to sharp turnover growth manufacturing industry
Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 23 percent in May 2011 relative to May 2010.
Effects recession on air transport sector diminishing
The volume of passengers and cargo shipped through Dutch airports declined further in the third quarter of 2009 relative to one year previously, but the decline slowed down compared to the first and...
Retail turnover down
In October 2011, Dutch retailers faced a turnover loss of nearly 2 percent compared to October 2010. The prices of articles sold were up by 3 percent, whereas the retail volume shrank by 4.5 percent.
Revenues from excise duties over 11 billion euro
The consumption of motor fuels, alcohol and tobacco put 11.1 billion euro in excise duties in Dutch government coffers in 2010.
Decline in house price slightly less substantial
Prices of existing owner-occupied houses sold in December 2010 were on average 0.8 percent lower than in December 2009.
Six in ten e-shoppers book their holidays directly online
This year, nearly six in ten e-shoppers booked their trips and holidays directly online. Trips and accommodations are most frequently bought online.
Manufacturing output nearly 7 percent higher
The average daily output of Dutch manufacturing industry was nearly 7 percent higher in July 2010 than in July 2009. In June, output was 8 percent up on one year previously.
Government budget surplus up to 1.5 percent in 2018
The Dutch government achieved an 11 billion euro budget surplus in 2018, equivalent to 1.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Government debt declined, just as in previous years, and stood at...
Modest growth for exports
The volume of exports of goods was 1.2 percent up in April 2014 from April 2013. In the first months of 2014, the foreign demand for natural gas was considerably lower than twelve months previously,...
Randstad region and central part of the Netherlands attract many job seekers
In 2013, nearly 850 thousand people were less than one year active in their current job. Nearly a quarter of a million of these people were working outside their region of residence.
Tourism sees fastest growth in over ten years
The number of guests staying in Dutch overnight accommodation rose to 42 million in 2017.
Economic situation fairly stable
The Dutch economic situation has hardly changes in June compared to May.