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Dutch Foreign Trade and Development Minister visits CBS
The IM is a quarterly publication by CBS which zooms in on recent developments in globalisation
Household consumption nearly 3 percent up in February
Dutch household consumption was 2.6 percent up in February 2018.
Manufacturing output up again in April
The daily output of the Dutch manufacturing industry was up again in April. Strongest growth in machinery industry.
22 thousand naturalisations in 2015
95 percent of inhabitants holds Dutch citizenship. In 2015, 22 thousand residents were naturalised to Dutch citizens.
Employment in the sustainable energy sector
The sustainable energy sector accounted for 0.73 percent of total employment in 2016.
Retail turnover down in August
Statistics Netherlands reports today that retail turnover was 1.4 percent down in August 2015 from the same month last year. The decline is partly due to the fact that the shopping-day pattern was...
Unemployment further up
An average of 430 thousand persons were unemployed in the period November 2009-January 2010, i.e. 5.6 percent of the labour force.
Retail turnover up in April
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported today that retail turnover grew faster in April 2015 than in the same month last year. The volume of retail sales increased for the fifth month in a row (by 2.6...
Traffic death toll further down
Last year, 791 people were killed on Dutch roads.
Inflation unchanged at 1.1 percent in August
Consumer price index, consumer prices were on average 1.1 percent higher in August 2004 than in August 2003. This is the same rate as in July. Cheaper potatoes, vegetables and petrol curbed inflation...
Inflation rate further up
The Dutch inflation rate was 3.0 percent in January. In November and December 2012, inflation stood at 2.8 and 2.9 percent respectively.
Exports growth slightly down
The volume of exports of goods increased by nearly 4 percent in August from twelve months previously. In June and July, the growth rate still was around 5 percent. The volume of imports was nearly 5...
Dutch population better educated
In 2012, 28 percent in the Dutch population were highly educated. The education level in the population has risen continually since 2003. The proportion of low educated people declined, the...
Number of social security benefits up by 26 thousand in 2010
The latest figures published show that the number of social security benefits granted to people under the age of 65 has risen by 26 thousand over 2010. The number of social security benefits paid out...
Dutch exports 12 percent higher in September
In September 2004 the value of the exports of goods was 12 percent higher than in September 2003, reaching 23.2 billion euro. Dutch imports were also up by 12 percent, reaching 19.7 billion euro.