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Household spending 13.5 percent down in January
Consumers spent 13.5 percent less in January 2021 than in the same month last year.
Indigenous production, transformation and consumption of energy
To obtain monthly and annual figures regarding the indigenous production, transformation, and consumption of natural gas, coal, other fossil fuels (such as residual gases), renewable energy, nuclear...
Nearly 4.4 thousand COVID-19 deaths in January
In January 2021, altogether 4,387 people died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Technical Report
In the technical explanation (in English) the statistical methods used within the Natural Capital Accounts are explained in detail.
SDG 15 Life on land
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 Life on land. SDG 15 concerns protection, restoration and sustainable management of all forms of life on land. Nature, wildlife and healthy...
Understanding sentences via sentence embeddings
In this paper we propose a novel algorithm WordGraph2Vec (WG2Vec) to analyse text data. WG2Vec combines two aspects of natural language processing: language models and word embeddings.
Electricity production hits record level in 2020
In 2020, net electricity production was 1.3 billion kWh higher than in 2019, reaching the highest level ever measured.
Teenage mortality dramatically down since 1970s
On average, 373 teenagers in the age category 10–20 annually died in the Netherlands in the past decade. Nearly half of them died from non-natural causes. Traffic accidents are the most common...
Dutch Trade in Facts and Figures, 2021
This publication contains information on internationalisation in the Netherlands. Exports and imports of goods and services, export earnings, value chains, multinationals and investment are covered...
Energy consumption marginally down in 2013
Last year, energy consumption in the Netherlands was 0.8 percent lower than in 2012. The consumption of natural gas increased due to the cold weather conditions in spring, but the consumption of...
More deaths than births in Q1
The Netherlands saw net population growth in Q1 2018 at 12.5 thousand. Natural growth (births minus deaths) was negative, net migration positive.
Earnings from machinery and food exports to China surge
In 2019, the Netherlands earned 4.6 billion euros through domestic exports to China.
Green space never far away in the Netherlands
For 89 in every 100 Dutch residents, a green space, e.g. a park, a public garden, an open natural space or a wooded area is within a distance of 1 kilometre.
Low import dependency in the larger product groups
The Netherlands is only minimally dependent on one or a few countries for product groups with an import value of at least 250 million euros.
Greenhouse gas emissions 8 percent down in 2020
In 2020, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions showed a year-on-year decline of 8 percent to 166 megatonnes CO2 equivalent.
Regulating services
These are the benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem processes, including air quality regulation, climate regulation, water regulation, erosion regulation, water purification and waste...
Sustainability Monitor for the Netherlands, July 2013
According to the Sustainability Monitor for the Netherlands, the economic situation in the Netherlands in mid-2013 is still quite reasonable compared with that in other countries in Europe. Although...
Large-scale users pay least for energy
Dutch households had to pay 6 percent more for electricity in the first quarter of 2012, while for large-scale business users prices fell in the same period. The price of natural gas has risen by...
Bankruptcies discharge
Short survey description on Bankruptcies
Dutch consumer spending further up
According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) today, Dutch consumer spending on goods and services was 1.8 percent up in October 2015 from October 2014. Natural gas consumption...
Household consumption 0.4 percent down in March
Consumers spent 0.4 percent less in March 2021 than in the same month last year.
Lower greenhouse gas emissions despite cold winter
Last year, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were nearly 1 percent below the level of 2011. The cold weather conditions in winter prompted consumers to use more natural gas for home...
Inflation rate substantially higher
The inflation rate in July rose to 1.6 percent. The rate has not been this high since May 2009. The most recent figures show that natural gas prices had a considerable upward effect on inflation.
Household spending 11.9 percent down in December
Consumers spent 11.9 percent less in December 2020 than in the same month last year.
Record number of bankruptcies in 2012
An unprecedented total of 11,235 businesses and natural persons were declared bankrupt last year, an increase by 18 percent relative to 2011.