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Retail turnover down in October
According to the latest figures Dutch retail turnover shrank by 1.7 percent in October 2011 compared to October 2010.
Turnover hotels and restaurants down slightly
In the third quarter the turnover of hotels and restaurants was down 0.4 percent on the same period in 2003. The decrease in the second quarter was 1.2 percent. Only fast food outlets saw a turnover...
Manufacturing products cost more
Factory gate prices of Dutch manufactured products were 0.6 percent higher in the first quarter of 2004 than in the fourth quarter of 2003. Prices of imported products hardly changed. The base of the...
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.
Record number of travellers to and from Dutch airports in 2011
The number of travellers to and from Dutch national airports reached an unprecedented nearly 54 million in 2011.
Re-integration activities increasingly important in sheltered employment
In 2007, the turnover generated in sheltered workshops totalled 1.3 billion euro. The bulk was realised in the sector maintenance of parks and public gardens.
Nearly one in ten travellers occasionally shun public transport for safety reasons
Nearly one tenth of Dutch public transport users occasionally feel so unsafe that they opt for an alternative or prefer to stay at home.
Labour migration to the Netherlands continues to grow
In 2007, some 80 thousand non-Dutch immigrants entered the Netherlands. Finding a job was the main motive.
Imports and exports continue to rise
The value of goods imported to and exported from the Netherlands was higher in May 2004 than in the same month of 2003. Imports were 8 percent higher at 17.8 billion euro. Exports were 6 percent up...
Retail turnover plummets in April
Retail turnover was nearly 9 percent down in April 2012 from April 2011.
Dutch inflation rate remains stable
The Dutch inflation rate was 3.0 percent in February, just as in January. Price developments of airline tickets had an upward effect on inflation in February, but this was offset by food price...
Number of jobs continues to fall
The number of jobs of employees was 147 thousand lower in the second quarter of 2013 than in the same period of 2012, a reduction by 1.9 percent.
Inflation rate low
Dutch inflation stood at 0.3 percent in August 2009 and remained low. In July, the inflation rate stood at 0.2 percent