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Household consumption grows 2.1 percent
In August, household consumption on goods and services rose by 2.1 percent relative to the same month last year.
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.
Investments of institutional investors 1996 - 2014
Total investments; breakdown in terms of percentage by type of investment Pension funds, insurance corporations and investment funds.
Importance of environmental sector increasing
In 2016, the Dutch environmental sector represented a value added of 15.8 billion euros, contributing 2.2 percent to gross domestic product (GDP) that year. The share of the environmental sector in...
Second estimate second quarter 2013: economic contraction 0.1 percent
The Dutch economy contracted 0.1 percent in the second quarter of 2013 relative to the first quarter. When the first estimate was published on 14 August, the contraction was 0.2 percent.
Decline in exports slows down
The volume of goods exports was almost 6 percent smaller in October 2009 than one year ago. In September, the decline was nearly 8 percent. The volume of goods imports shrank by more than 11 percent...
Some empirical models for markets in disequilibrium
Macroeconomic theory; Disequilibrium theory; fixed price theory; unemployment; classical unemployment, Keynesian unemployment; repressed inflation; regime switches; economic transitions
First Academic Data Centre launched in Groningen
a more efficient form of collaboration and specifically work together in the disciplines of methodology and data science
Consumption of renewable energy stable
Dutch consumption of renewable energy levelled off in 2007.
Decline in exports slows down
The volume of goods exports was 6 percent smaller in October 2009 than one year ago. In September, the decline was more than 8 percent. The volume of goods imports shrank by 12 percent in October.
Marginal increase number of vacancies
There were 130 thousand unfilled job vacancies by the end of last year.
Consumption of renewable energy stable
Dutch consumption of renewable energy levelled off in 2007.
Euro area GDP up by 0.3 percent in third quarter
GDP in the euro area rose by 0.3 percent in the third quarter of 2016.
Fewer jobs lost
The number of jobs of employees was 147 thousand lower in the fourth quarter of 2009 than one year previously, a decrease by 1.8 percent. In the third quarter of last year, 139 thousand jobs were...
Construction sector hit hard by recession in 2012
The construction sector suffered most from the economic recession in 2012. Output fell by more than 8 percent, turnover by 7 percent.
Income inequality level stable in 2011
Income differences in the Netherlands remained stable in 2011 relative to the preceding year. The gap between rich and poor households has barely changed since 2001.
Unemployment continues to drop
In the period September-November 2007, an average of 306 thousand persons (4.0 percent of the employed labour force) were unemployed as against 5.2 percent in the same period last year.
Further decline in job vacancies
There were 91 thousand job vacancies at the end of June 2013, the lowest level in nearly ten years. The number of job vacancies decreased by 6 thousand relative to the end of March.
Further decline in job vacancies
The vacancy indicator provides a quick indication of the trend in job vacancies in the private sector. The indicator improved in August.
Dutch economy grows by 1.5 percent
Dutch economic growth came to 1.5 percent in the third quarter of 2004 compared with the same quarter in 2003. The is the largest increase in the volume of gross domestic product (GDP) in the last...
Higher disposable incomes for households
Disposable household income rose by 2.1 percent, mainly due to higher compensation of employees.
Unemployment down by nearly 70 thousand in 2007
Last year, an average of 344 thousand people were unemployed, i.e. 69 thousand fewer than in 2006.