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Rising economic independence among women has slowed
In 2024, 70 percent of women and 83 percent of men were economically independent.
Area under organic farming up by nearly 9 percent
In 2023, the total utilised agricultural area (UAA) under organic farming increased by 6.6 thousand hectares relative to the previous year. This is an area equivalent to over 9 thousand football...
Economic growth of 0.4 percent in Q4 2024
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.4 percent in Q4 2024 relative to Q3 2024.
Agricultural nitrogen surplus at lowest level since 1990
In 2023, the agricultural nitrogen surplus decreased by 14 percent year on year to a total of 265 million kilograms.
Increase in trade with US in the first half of 2025
The total value of goods exported from the Netherlands to the United States in the first half of 2025 was 10.5 percent higher than in the same period in 2024
Exports up by over 2 percent in July
In July 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 2.4 percent year on year.
Existing own homes; purchase price indices 2015=100 by region (COROP)
Price index owner-occupied homes, price index 2015=100, price development Average sales price for owner-occupied homes
Exports up by 0.4 percent in August
In August 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 0.4 percent year on year.
Household consumption up by over 1 percent in August
Household spending was 1.1 percent higher in August 2025 than it was in August 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Labour productivity stagnates in 2024
Labour productivity in the commercial sector decreased by 0.1 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year
Organic food sales up slightly in the first half of 2025
The share of organic food sales in the first half of 2025 was 3.5 percent of total food spending in Dutch supermarkets (820 million euros).
Household consumption up by over 1 percent in July
Household spending was 1.3 percent higher in July 2025 than it was in July 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Average price of new-build homes rises less quickly
The price of new-build homes increased by 7.8 percent in Q2 2025 on average, year on year
Retail turnover up by almost 4 percent in August
Retail turnover was nearly 4 percent higher in August 2025 than in August 2024.
Manufacturing output prices the same
Output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were the same on average in August 2025 as one year previously.
Around 6 in 10 Ukrainian refugees are in paid employment
On 1 May 2025, 63 percent of Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands were in employment.
Producer confidence improves in August
Producer confidence was less negative in August than it was in July.
120 people murdered in the Netherlands in 2024
There were 120 victims of murder or manslaughter in the Netherlands in 2024: 76 men and 44 women.
Investment down by almost 4 percent in July
In July 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 3.9 percent year on year
Growth in number of high-speed e-bikes continues to slow
There were 35.4 thousand high-speed e-bikes in the Netherlands on 1 January 2025, over 2 thousand more than the previous year.
International experts apply yardstick to Statistics Netherlands
Just recently, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) was the subject of an official Peer review, executed by the European Statistical System (ESS).
Unemployment rate up in August
There were 401 thousand people unemployed in August 2025.
Unemployment remained at 3.8 percent in July
Unemployment stood at 388 thousand in July 2025.
Dutch consumers remain equally negative in August
Consumers in the Netherlands were just as negative in August as they were in July.
Economic picture slightly more negative in November
The economic picture was slightly less negative in December than it was in November, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.