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Many Britons move here for work and stay for love
Of the 42,500 British citizens residing in the Netherlands, 43% were employed earners, 9% were self-employed
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Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 14-18 June 2010 (Week 24).
More and more young adults addicted to social media
In 2017, 29 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds were addicted to social media in their own view.
Government surplus in first quarter of 2013
In the first quarter of 2013, the Dutch government has realised a surplus, predominantly due to the one-off revenue from the auction of telecom frequencies. The nationalisation of SNS REAAL does not...
Working in shifts
Working in a system where the working hours of two or more groups of employees (of about equal numbers) follow or slightly overlap.
Consumer debt marginally higher
Overdrafts on current accounts rose by 5.5 percent in 2008 relative to 2007. Dutch consumers borrowed 1 percent more in 2008 than in the previous year.
Interest rate slightly down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.8 percent in July, i.e. 0.2 percentage points down on June. In the preceding three months...
Aviation gasoline
Fuel for aircrafts with a piston engine. These are often light aircrafts with a propeller.
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Week 7 (12-16 February 2007)
Large rise in number of hotel guests
Dutch hotels accommodated 19.2 million guests in 2010, 7.7 percent more than in 2009. The number was nearly the same as in record year 2007.
Exports nearly 400 times higher than in 1917
The Netherlands' external trade has grown explosively over the past century.
Mobile phones less often secure than computers
Mobile phone users indicate they are less likely to have security software installed on their device than computer users.
Excise rise only now visible in cigarette prices
Although the excise on cigarettes went up in July 2008, smokers only started paying more in November.
Sugar beet cultivation reduced, more seed potatoes grown
The cultivation of sugar beets, ware potatoes, starch potatoes, summer wheat and grain maize is reduced in 2015. The cultivation areas for seed potatoes, seed onions, winter wheat and barley have...
Proceeds property transfer tax substantially down
In the first quarter of 2009, proceeds from the property transfer tax dropped by 0.7 billion euro, a decline by 30 percent relative to the fourth quarter of 2008. Proceeds have declined for more than...
Use of security software in the Netherlands highest in the EU
Dutch Internet users are spammed more often, but their PCs are less infected by computer viruses than Internet users in other countries of the European Union (EU).
Container transport increasingly important
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that container transhipment in Dutch sea ports has risen by 9 percent in 2014.
Dutch spend more on recreational trips
In 2007, an average day out cost 14 euro per person. Adjusted for price changes, this is nearly 11 percent more than in 2002. Altogether, the Dutch spent nearly 13 billion euro on recreational trips,...
Retail turnover 5.1 percent down
Retail turnover in the second quarter of this year was 5.1 percent down on the second quarter of 2008.