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The Circular Economy: starting progress measurement
The proposed monitoring system to track progress in the planned transition towards a circular economy.
Inflation remains low
Today, Statistics Netherlands announced that the Dutch inflation rate was 0.8 percent in May. After going up in April, the rate is now back at the level of March. Cheaper holidays and food products...
Manufacturing expects hefty rise in investment
Manufacturing companies in the Netherlands expect a 19 percent increase in fixed capital formation this year compared with 2006.
Other household member
Someone forming a private household without being a partner, parent in a single family household, or child living at home.
High proportion of the Dutch population trust their fellow men and institutions
A majority in the Dutch population have confidence in their fellow men and in various national and international institutions. The Netherlands takes up a prominent position in Europe in this respect.
Chemical status of surface waters
In 2015, almost 40 percent of Dutch surface waters met the standards for good chemical status according to the European Water Framework Directive.
Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM)
The term 'Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured' (also known as imputed bank services) refers to the remuneration for financial services that is not explicitly charged. This...
Retail turnover 5 percent down
Retail turnover declined by 4.8 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2008.
Pessimism about employment prevails
An increasing proportion in the Dutch population think unemployment will rise over the next twelve months. Manufacturing industry, construction and business services expect employment to deteriorate.
North Sea provides a quarter of a million full-time jobs
The activities by Dutch enterprises on and around the North Sea provide jobs, directly or indirectly, to almost a quarter of a million people.
Calculating personal inflation
The website of Statistics Netherlands now comprises a personal inflation calculator. Everyone in the Netherlands can work out his or her personal inflation by filling in the amounts they spend on...
More and more people with diabetes
According to figures released this week by Statistics Netherlands, the percentage of people in the Netherlands reporting that they have diabetes has risen substantially since the beginning of this...
No further decline number of social security benefits
Last year, the number of social security benefits paid to under-65s was reduced by 15 thousand.
Infant mortality highest among first-generation non-westerners
In the period 2004-2005, perinatal mortality in children of people with a non-western background belonging to the first generation had grown by more than half compared to children of native Dutch...