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Export growth almost 7 percent in December
The total volume of goods exports grew by 6.6 percent in December 2017
Exceptionally high GDP growth in Q2 2017
Gross domestic product (GDP) posted a growth rate of 1.5 percent in Q2 2017 relative to Q1
Dutch Foreign Trade and Development Minister visits CBS
The IM is a quarterly publication by CBS which zooms in on recent developments in globalisation
Steady growth exports in January
The volume of goods exported in January 2017 was 5.7 percent up from January 2016.
Modest growth for retail turnover
Dutch retailers realised a modest increase in turnover in the third quarter of this year.
Growth manufacturing output slows down
The average daily output generated in Dutch manufacturing industry was nearly 1 percent higher in April 2011 than in April 2010. Production growth slowed down further. Year-on-year production growth...
Consumers remain apprehensive
Dutch consumers remain apprehensive. The mood among them was virtually the same in July as in June. The consumer confidence indicator fell by 1 point to -12.
Manufacturing output marginally up
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was up by nearly 1 percent in March 2012 from March 2011. In February, output was nearly 3 percent down on one year previously.
Consumers confidence down slightly
Dutch Consumer confidence has decreased slightly, to -13 in February 2010 from -10 in January. Consumers were notably less positive about the future.
Factory gate prices further up
Factory gate prices in Dutch manufacturing were nearly 5 percent higher in January than one year previously. In December, prices of manufactured products were 1 percent higher. After a year of price...
Mood among Dutch consumers marginally improved
Dutch consumers were slightly less pessimistic in February. Their mood about the economic situation in general was less negative than in January, but willingness-to-buy deteriorated somewhat.
Turnover sector hotels and restaurants 1.7 percent down
In the first quarter of 2013, turnover generated by the sector hotels and restaurants was 1.7 percent down from one year previously.
Number of bankruptcies marginally down
In September this year, 595 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, fewer than in August and the lowest number of bankruptcies so far in 2013, although...
Household consumption in decline for almost a year
Household spending on goods and services was 2.0 percent down in April 2012 on April 2011. The decline was approximately the same in March (1.8 percent). Consumer spending has been continuously below...
Increase in manufacturing stocks
In January, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were over 5 percent up on January 2010.
Mood among consumers improved
The mood among consumers has lifted in July. The consumer confidence index stood at -14, versus -18 in June. Confidence improved after a gradual decline in the preceding months.
Manufacturing output up
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 2.0 percent up in January 2014 from twelve months previously. In December 2013, output grew by 2.1 percent relative to...
Retail turnover marginally down
According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, May’s retail turnover was 0.6 percent down from May 2012. Retail volume shrank by 3.0 percent, while retail prices were 2.5 percent...
Nearly 150 thousand couples working with the same employer
On 14 February 2012, 296 thousand employees were working in the same company as their partners, so 148 thousand couples had the same employer, i.e. 4 percent of all employees in the Netherlands.