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Netherlands second largest avocado importer worldwide
The Netherlands' imports of avocados reached a record high in 2016 at 433 milion euros.
Caribbean Netherlands: income inequality lowest on Saba
Of the three Caribbean islands), Saba had the lowest income inequality in 2014.
More diabetics in obese population
Last year 4.8 percent in the Dutch population reported to have diabetes.
Sharp decline Dutch travel spending in Turkey
Dutch travel spending in the first six months of 2016.
Young CBS talent wins innovation award
Close to 40 ideas were submitted for the innovation award; the jury, including several directors, selected four.
Tourism accounts
The tourism accounts provide a quantitative description of tourism in line with the concepts of the national accounts. They provide insight into the expenditure, value added and employment associated...
The use of advanced transportation monitoring data for official statistics
Dissertation on the use of electronically collected transport data for official statistics on transportation demand and flows.
Waste production
In the period 2000-2014, waste generation in the Dutch economy remained relatively constant at 62 billion kg, while the economy itself grew by almost 16 percent.
More cyclists killed on Dutch roads
811 people were killed in road traffic accidents in the Netherlands in 2006.
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.
Rising labour productivity does not result in higher remunerations for employees
Adjusted for inflation, the average remuneration per employee has decreased after the outbreak of the credit crunch in 2008, although labour productivity increased. This means that the higher labour...
Considerable growth retail turnover
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that retail turnover was 4.3 percent up in September from September 2014. The growth is partly due to a more favourable shopping-day pattern. The volume (of...
Retail turnover 4.5 percent up in July
The Dutch retail sector achieved 4.5 percent turnover growth in July.
Fewer bulb growers cultivating more land
The number of flower bulb farms has decreased by 40 percent since 2000.
Business confidence remains high
Business confidence in Q3 2016
Inflation rate stable at 0 percent in May
Inflation rate stable at 0 percent in May
Prices owner-occupied residential property up in 2014
Prices of owner-occupied houses, excluding new constructions, were on average 2.0 percent higher in December 2014 than in December 2013. House prices have been higher than twelve months previously...
Most Dutch agree on home mortgage interest deduction
Voters hardly disagree on a ban on same-sex marriages, abolition of the mortgage interest deduction and tax cuts. They do disagree on the issues of development aid and illegal immigration.