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One-quarter of lowest educated obese
One-quarter of lowest educated obese
Average prices consumer goods and services
The annual publication of average prices of consumer goods and services.
Consumers spend less, confidence falls
Household spending on goods and services was 0.6 percent down in September 2014 from September 2013. Prior to the decrease, household spending had grown modestly for four months in a row.
Relatively more Turkish women and Moroccan men than native Dutch report feel depressed
Just over 10 percent of the Dutch population reported that they had felt sombre or depressed in 2012, and nearly 6 percent were prescribed anti-depressants in 2011. Feelings of depression are much...
Healthier lifestyle beyond many people's reach
The Dutch have not been very successful in recent years in their pursuit of a healthier lifestyle.
New fire services statistic based on 112 alarm centre
The statistic is no longer based on survey data from questionnaires but on records from the 112 emergency alarm centre
Highest rent increase since 1994
Residential property rents were raised by an average of 4.7 percent in July 2013, the most substantial increase since 1994. Tenants in the highest income category in dwellings owned by social housing...
substantial rise in hotel guests in 2014
Establishments providing overnight accommodation in the Netherlands received considerably more guests in 2014 than in the previous year. Just over half came from Germany, the United Kingdom and...
More and more people access the internet to find partners
The internet is widely used as a means to find a steady relationship. More than 13 percent of couples who started living together in the past half decade met on the internet. Older and divorced...
Private sector more cautious about investing in knowledge and know-how
Due to the economic crisis, the Dutch private sector invested less in knowledge and know-how in 2009 than in 2008. Although the economy showed signs of recovery in 2010, investments in knowledge and...
Who we are
About CBS and the way it works
Nine in ten Dutch live within a 5 km radius from a secondary school
The average distance for Dutch residents to the nearest secondary school is 2.4 km. Nine in ten residents have at least one school within a 5 km radius.
Employed persons survey
The purpose of the survey of employed persons (WNE) is to provide information on the work characteristics (such as contract of employment and occupation),
Similar development of public transport and car costs
Price developments in public transport were virtually on a par with developments in car costs between 2009 and November 2018. In this period, the cost of both types of transport rose more rapidly...
Consumer prices 2.8 percent up in August
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.8 percent higher in August than in the same month one year previously.
Record number of enterprise births in 2019
In 2019, over 207 thousand new enterprises were established in the Netherlands, 23 thousand more than in the previous year. The number of enterprise births within one year has never been this high.
More spending power for Statia’s low-income groups in 2018
St Eustatius once again recorded a rise in consumer purchasing power in 2018. The median increase was 2 percent relative to 2017.
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