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Flower exports down by over one-quarter in March
In March 2020, the export value of horticultural products such as flowers, plants, bulbs and nursery products declined by 22 percent year-on-year. The export of cut flowers dropped by 26 percent.
Ethiopian rose more popular
In the first nine months of 2007, about 2.5 billion roses were imported into the Netherlands, an increase by more than 11 percent relative to one year previously. The bulk (95 percent) were grown in...
More asylum seekers in 2018
The number of asylum requests increased again in 2018, with a notable rise in the number of Turkish citizens filing asylum applications.
Care spending up by 5.1 percent
In 2007, total spending on care, i.e. health care plus welfare services, amounted to 74 billion euro, a 5.1 percent increase relative to 2006.
Inflation down to 1.1 percent in March
Inflation fell further in March 2004, to 1.1 percent . This is the lowest value since August 1989. The decrease was mainly caused by lower prices for food, non-alcoholic drinks and clothes and shoes....
Exports to the UK generated almost €26 billion in 2020
In 2020 – the year of the coronavirus outbreak – the Netherlands earned 25.6 billion euros from goods and service exports to the UK.
Number of Dutchmen living with Thai or Russian women doubled over past decade
On 1 January last year, 265 thousand couples living in the Netherlands consisted of a partner born in the Netherlands and a foreign partner. Their number has grown by 22 thousand over the past...
SDG 9.2 Sustainable business
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure: sustainable business. SDG 9.2 aims to strengthen businesses and make them more sustainable, and to...
From 2016 more detailed insight into developments in consumer prices
From 2016 a more detailed classification of goods and services ECOICOP will be put into use for the National and European consumer price indices CPI and HICP.
Half of all imported goods from low-income countries are clothes
In 2020, the Netherlands imported 2.9 billion euros worth of goods from the 46 Least Developed countries (LDCs).
One in ten people work at or from home
Last year, 2.5 percent the Dutch employed population worked at home on a regular basis. It concerned foster parents, computer programmers or journalists.
Classifying businesses by economic activity
Exploring the suitability of web-based text mining to classify businesses by economic activity
Dutch agricultural exports at record high
Duch agricultural exports reached a record high in 2017.
Dutch environmental sector continues to grow steadily
The Dutch environmental sector represented a value added of 18.8 billion euros in 2019, contributing approximately 2.3 percent to gross domestic product (GDP).
Export value agricultural products hits new record
In 2015 the value of agricultural exports amounted to 81.3 bn euros, the highest value ever.
No further decline in registered crime
Last year, 1.2 million crimes were registered by the police, about the same amount as in 2006.
Health accounts; providers and financing, 2005-2013
Health Accounts; providers and financing, with link to Dutch Health and Social Care Accounts
SDG 13 Climate action
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 Climate Action. SDG 13 aims to tackle climate change caused by humans. Under the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries agreed to restrict global warming...
Local units by economic activity (SIC 2008), region, 2006-2010
Number of local units Economic activity (SIC 2008) and regions
Health, lifestyle, use of medical facilities; 2000-2009
Medical consumption, health and disorders, physical impediments and lifestyle by characteristics of the consumer.
Dutch producers reduce waste of raw materials
The use of raw materials in the Dutch economy was reduced by 14 percent in the period 2004-2014.