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The Dutch retail sector climbed out of its recent slump in October.

The public at large supports the way in which the police operate, but this does not imply that Dutch citizens blindly obey the police and always support police actions and follow their instructions.

The book “Dutch Census 2011” gives some key figures of the Netherlands, a global historical comparison with earlier Dutch Censuses, a comparison of some results with other European...

Vrijwel alle jongeren zijn actief op internet. Waarvoor gebruiken ze internet? Tanja Traag heeft de cijfers.

Statistics Netherlands aims to produce high-quality and undisputed statistics. High response rates for its surveys are an important element in this respect. Unfortunately, respondents do not always...

ICT, knowledge and the economy 2013 extensively describes how individuals and companies use ICT. Other aspects of the knowledge economy, such as education and research, are extensively dealt with as...

This explorative study addresses the impact of critical materials on the Dutch economy. It is based on 41 critical materials identified by a specialist EU working group, plus 3 critical materials...

By the end of this year, 319 thousand social security benefits were issued, i.e. an increase by more than 1 thousand compared to the previous quarter. The number of social security benefits remained...

Last year, 14.9 thousand court orders for debt repayments were pronounced, approximately as many as in 2006. This put a stop to the annual increase.

A majority in the Dutch population have confidence in their fellow men and in various national and international institutions. The Netherlands takes up a prominent position in Europe in this respect.

The number of welfare benefits paid to people under 65 fell to 271 thousand in the first quarter of 2008.

At the request of RWI (Council for Work and Income), Statistics Netherlands’ Centre for Policy Related Statistics has composed a set of tables with information on the labour market of position of...

The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.4 percent higher in August than in August 2016.

Prices of owner-occupied houses, excluding new constructions, were on average 2.2 percent higher in June 2014 than in June 2013. This was the third month in a row with increasing year-on-year prices.

Dutch retail trade is lagging behind retail trade in other countries in Europe. Its volume increase of 1.0 percent is below the EU average of 2 percent. In only eight of the other 27 EU countries was...

Dutch economic growth was 4.1 percent in the third quarter of 2007 compared wit the same period last year. This is the highest growth rate for more than seven years.