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Petrol and clothes push down inflation to 0.8 percent
Inflation fell to 0.8 percent in June. This is 0.2 of a percent point lower than in May.
Adjustment on pension funds
Correction to express the change in the pension provisions that households own in terms of household savings. These pension provisions are considered receivables by households in the financial...
Economy shrinks in all provinces
The economy shrank in all twelve provinces in 2009.
Dutch consumers more pessimistic
In May, the mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated again, after having improved in April. The consumer confidence indicator fell by 6 points to –38, virtually equalling the low level it...
Unemployment continues to rise
An average of 394 thousand people were unemployed in the period July-September 2009, i.e. 5.0 percent of the labour force, as against 3.7 percent one year ago.
Inflation down slightly in June
Inflation fell to 1.7 percent in June 2007. In May consumer prices were on average 1.8 percent higher than twelve months previously.
Dutch consumers less willing to buy
The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated somewhat in April 2011.
Inflation further up
Inflation was 0.7 percent in October 2009. In September, consumer prices were 0.4 percent higher than one year previously.
Dutch inflation rate stable at 2.3 percent
With 2.3 percent, June’s inflation rate was the same as in May. According to the most recent figures, the rate has risen from 0.8 percent in June 2010 to 2.3 percent in June 2011.
May's inflation rate substantially higher
The consumer price index shows that in May 2008 Dutch inflation was 2.3 percent, i.e. 0.3 percentage points up on April. The increase is mainly caused by higher food and fuel prices.
Recovery in investments expected
Dutch industrial entrepreneurs expect a 14 percent increase on their investment of 2005. This means a continuation of the recovery that started in 2005, when they invested almost 9 percent more than...
Slight growth for retail trade
Turnover for Dutch retailers was 1.3 percent up in August 2008 on twelve months previously. Prices rose by 2.5 percent, while the volume of sales was just over 1 percent smaller.
Calendar
Week 20 (14-18 May 2007)
Unemployment up in July
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands was 413 thousand in July, i.e. 22 thousand above the level in the preceding month.
Consumption continues to grow fast
In October 2007 households spent 2.8 percent more on goods and services than in October 2006.
Inflation rate considerably down to 2.6 percent
The Dutch inflation rate fell substantially in April to 2.6 percent, reaching the lowest level over the past six months.
Unemployment mounting
An average of 341 thousand persons (4.4 percent of the labour force) were unemployed in the period January-March 2009.
House prices more than 8 percent down from twelve months previously
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 8.3 percent lower in February 2013 than in February 2012. The price drop is less substantial than in the previous month when the house...
House prices nearly 5 percent down from one year previously
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 5.0 percent lower in July 2013 than in July 2012. The price drop is much smaller than in the preceding month when house prices fell by 9.6...