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Companies pay higher amount in dividends despite economic crisis
In the first six months of 2010, Dutch companies quoted on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange have paid more than 7 billion euro in dividends to their shareholders, an increase by 300 million euro relative...
Fewer swimming pools
By the end of 2006, there were 725 public swimming pools, including beach and natural swimming pools. The number of swimming pools declined by 60 over the period 1988-2006.
Economic picture deteriorates further
The economic picture was more negative in July than it was in June, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
Economic growth fourth quarter adjusted upward to 4.5 percent
Dutch economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2007 was 4.5 percent relative to one year previously. The second economic growth estimate is 0.1 percentage points higher than the first dating back to...
Rate demographic ageing process doubles
The rate of the demographic ageing process in the Netherlands will double in the years to come. In the period 2011-2015, the over-65 population will grow by half a million versus a quarter of a...
More emigrants move to the United Kingdom
In the period 2011-2015, the number emigrants from the Netherlands to the UK has risen from 8.2 to 10.5 thousand.
Number of job vacancies further down
The vacancy indicator provides a quick indication of the further trend in job vacancies. The indicator was about the same in March as in February and was also fairly stable in the preceding months.
Producer confidence picks up
The Dutch producer confidence indicator stood at 3.4 in September, up from 1.2 in August.
Economic outlook slightly more positive
In July 2021, the economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has become slightly more positive.
Some 241 thousand people have no medical insurance
On 1 May 2006, some 241 thousand people in the Netherlands were not insured for the costs of medical care. This 1.5 percent of the Dutch population.
Fewer women receive alimony, lower amounts involved
On average, a woman who got divorced in 2013 and was entitled to alimony received 980 euros a month. This so-called partner alimony has decreased marginally since 2009. In the period 2001–2009, the...
Growth slowdown exports to the United States
Despite the plunging dollar, exports to the United States (US) grew at approximately the same rate in 2007 as total Dutch exports. Growth lagged behind relative to the preceding two-year period...
Retail turnover almost 6 percent up in September
Dutch retail sector achieved 5.8 percent turnover growth in September year-on-year.
Share of companies employing teleworkers has doubled within four years
By the end of 2007, nearly half of companies with a staff of ten or more persons employed teleworkers. Teleworking is most common among large companies.
CBS switches to new method for calculating energy prices in the CPI
According to a preliminary estimate, inflation reached 6.4 percent in June. The inflation rate is the percentage difference between the consumer price index (CPI) in a given month and the CPI in the...
Economic situation again less favourable
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in February is again slightly less favourable compared to the previous month.
How data determine who are the people of Europe
How data determine who are the people of Europe