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Approximately 20 m² available per capita for sports practice
The total area in the Netherlands available for practising sports is 334 km², approximately 1 percent of the total land area, i.e. 20 m² per resident. Sports grounds are mainly situated inside...
Police investigation more expensive, fewer crimes solved
The police spent more than 2.4 billion euro in 2009 on investigation activities, i.e. an increase by 12 percent relative to 2005. The police registered a 7 percent increase in offences from 2005, but...
Pension funds; investments before and after consolidation 2008-2016
Investments before and after consolidation. Debt securities; other equity and investment fundshares.
Private sector investments substantially up
he volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was 19.3 percent up in December 2013 from December 2012. This is mainly due to higher investments in passenger cars, machinery and...
Blaise 5 software
Blaise CAI software
Inflation rate in May increased to 1.5 percent
De inflation rate in May 2004 reached 1.5 percent. This is 0.1 percentage point higher than in April. The rising inflation rate in May was entirely due to price developments in car fuels.
Households annually spend 6 thousand euros on leisure activities
According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, Dutch households annually spend 6 thousand euros on leisure activities, i.e. 18 percent of total household spending. They...
Tourist spending up sharply
Dutch and foreign tourists spent a total 35.3 billion euro in the Netherlands in 2007. This is 5.5 percent more than in 2006.
Modest rise foreseen for 2010 local taxes in large municipalities
Revenues from municipal taxes will rise by less in large than in small and medium-sized municipalities in 2010.
Investments by enterprises in industry; expectations and motives
Investments, expectations, motives, enterprises, industry Business Sector SBI 2008
Business solar capacity now exceeds residential
In 2019, the installed capacity of commercial and industrial solar systems exceeded that of home solar systems for the first time. Total installed capacity grew by 2,265 to 6,874 megawatts (MW).
More and more renewable electricity generated by wind turbines
Generation of electricity by wind turbines grew by nearly 20 percent last year. According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS) over half of total renewable electricity in 2015 was generated by wind...
Wind energy cost-ineffective without public financial support
As yet, the production of wind energy is still cost-ineffective, but public financial support compensates for the losses.
The Netherlands more popular with Chinese tourists
Tourists from Germany, Belgium and the UK spend most nights in the Netherlands.
Households spend less on goods and services
Household spending on goods and services was 1.5 percent down in July 2012 from July 2011.The decline is more substantial than in June. This was partly due to a change in tax legislation effective...
Incoming tourism contributed 16.4 percent to Bonaire's economy in 2012
Incoming tourism accounted for a direct contribution to Bonaire’s gross domestic product (GDP) of approximately 16.4 percent in 2012.
CBS investigates imports of digital services
The past decade has seen our economy undergo a metamorphosis thanks to digitisation.
More than one in three guests in overnight accommodations are foreigners
Last year, more than one third of guests in Dutch hotels, guesthouses and other accommodations came from abroad, predominantly from Europe. The North Sea resorts and major cities attract most...
Consumer prices 2.4 percent up in May
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.4 percent higher in April than in the same month one year previously.