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Number of unemployed further up
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 438 thousand in September, i.e. 17 thousand above the level in August.
Economic situation improves slightly
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation has hardly changed in January.
Fewer asylum seekers and following relatives in Q1 2021
In Q1 2021, the number of first-time asylum applications decreased to slightly over 2,700.
Household consumption over 9 percent up in April
Consumers spent 9.4 percent more in April 2021 than in April 2020.
Dutch consumers slightly less positive
The mood among Dutch consumers is slightly less positive in August than in July. The consumer confidence indicator drops 2 points and stands at 21.
Dutch energy balance sheet
Providing insight into the energy flows in the Netherlands. The Dutch energy balance sheet consist on the one hand of indigenous production, imports and exports and stock change and on the other hand...
Press releases 2008
A update of publications in the period 2008.
Vehicle ownership in 't Gooi, January 1st of 2014
Custom-made table on the ownership of cars and/or motorcycles within households in ‘t Gooi on January 1st 2014.
Sharp growth number of social security recipients
According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, 390 thousand under-65s received social security benefits at the end of March, i.e. an increase by 11 thousand relative to the...
Economic picture mid-April slightly less favourable
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in mid-April is slightly less favourable than in the previous month.
Dutch women: high labour participation rate and high education level
The labour participation rate for Dutch women is the highest in the European Union (EU).
Dutch women increasingly have a higher income than their husbands
Dutch women are increasingly earning more than their partners. In 2002 some 13 percent of Dutch couples aged between 15 and 65 had the woman as their main earner, whereas in 2012 this was the case in...
Government deficit 4.1 percent in 2012
In 2012 the Dutch government deficit shrank to 4.1 percent of GDP while government debt rose to 71.2 percent of GDP. The Dutch government deficit and debt have now exceeded the European norms for the...
Retail turnover up by nearly 2 percent in February
Retail turnover was 1.6 percent higher in February 2025 than it was in February 2024. Sales volume was down by 0.9 percent.
Dutch exporters facing more trade regulations
Since establishment of the WTO in 1995, import tariffs have declined around the world. Exporters nevertheless have to comply with more and more regulations.
Number of bankruptcies marginally down
In September this year, 595 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, fewer than in August and the lowest number of bankruptcies so far in 2013, although...
Number of job vacancies continues to rise
The number of job vacancies rose by 7 thousand in the first quarter of 2014. At the end of the first quarter of 2014 there were more job vacancies in nearly all industry sectors. This is now the...
Moderate growth exports in March
The volume of exports of goods was more than 2 percent higher in March 2011 than twelve months previously. The growth rate was lower than in the preceding months. The volume of goods imports was 7...