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Inflation rate rose to 1.8 percent in February
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.8 percent higher in February than in the same month last year.
Consumer prices Caribbean Netherlands continue to fall in Q3
In Q3 2020, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 4.8 percent cheaper than one year previously.
Unprecedented differences in Eurozone interest rates
In June 2010 the interest on the latest ten year Dutch government bonds was 2.9 percent. This is well below the Eurozone average.
Environmental transfers and subsidies
Environmentally motivated subsidies provided by the government increased from 764 million euros in 2005 to nearly 1.2 billion euros in 2010.
Public deficit 2014 the same as in 2013
The public deficit over 2014 was 2.3 percent of GDP. Central government and the social funds were the largest contributors to the deficit. The municipal deficit has fallen sharply, but the provincial...
Position paper on CBS and artificial intelligence
Position paper on CBS and artificial intelligence
How to protect privacy in open data
More and more government data is presented online as open data.
Natural gas revenues reduce public deficit
The sale of natural gas is an important annual source of income for the Dutch government. Last year, revenues amounted to 12.4 billion euro. If natural gas revenues are not taken into account, the...
Far fewer air passengers, slightly less cargo traffic in corona times
From March 2020 to February 2021 inclusive, 14.1 million passengers travelled to and from the five main airports of the Netherlands.
Public debts of Ireland and the Netherlands rise rapidly
Public debt in the Netherlands grew by 87 billion euro to 346 billion euro last year. Government debt as a percentage of GDP has increased by 12.6 percentage points and amply exceeds the EU average...
Coronavirus pandemic increases urgency of new data sources for CBS
Society’s need to describe complex phenomena - such as the consequences of an economic crisis - is growing exponentially.
Caribbean Netherlands: relatively many temporary workers on Saba
In 2018, 72 percent of the 15 to 74-year-olds in the Caribbean Netherlands were in paid employment.
CBS, Limburg Province launch Provincial Data Centre
CBS to conduct and to promote statistical research in conformity with government regulations.
Accommodation and food services largest employer on Bonaire
In 2019, there were nearly 11 thousand employee jobs on Bonaire.
More funding for libraries
Dutch central, provincial and municipal government spent a total 633 million euro on libraries in 2007. This is 6 percent more than in 2006, and 50 percent more than in 1999.
2.4 million can vote by mail in the coming elections
In the upcoming election for the Dutch House of Representatives, all eligible voters aged 70 and over are allowed to cast their vote by mail.
Public debt exceeds 60 percent limit
In the first six months of 2009, public debt has amounted to more than 356 billion (bn) euro, an increase by nearly 10 bn euro relative to the end of 2008. The government debt-to-GDP ratio was 61.1...
SDG 16.2 Institutions
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions: institutions. SDG 16 relates to institutions such as the House of Representatives, police, judicial system...
Allowances for health care and childcare increase further
The Dutch government spent nearly 10 billion euro on income-dependent allowances for housing, care and childcare in 2009. This is half a billion more than in 2008.
Spending on security growing faster than GDP
Spending on security governance in the Netherlands rose by more than 6 percent per year on average in the period 2002-2008. This was nearly one and a half times the growth rate of the gross domestic...
Dutch education spending higher than EU average
Government spending on education in the Netherlands accounted for about 5.5 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2005. This is slightly higher than the average in the European Union.
Pitfalls and safety nets in publishing open data
Increasing amounts of government data are published online as open data.
More state-owned shares, more dividend
The financial crisis forced the Dutch government to intervene in the affairs of a number banks and insurance companies at the end of 2008. Among other things, this intervention resulted in a...
Number of adult smokers down in 2020
In 2020, 20 percent of the Dutch adult population indicated they smoked occasionally.
Fewer jobs again in private sector
There were 143 thousand jobs fewer in the Dutch private sector in the fourth quarter of 2003 than twelve months previously. As the number of jobs in the government and care sectors grew by 68...