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Growing confidence in the military
Last year, more than six in every ten over-15s indicated to have confidence in the military, i.e. slightly more than in 2012. People have more confidence in police and judiciary, but less confidence...
substantial rise in hotel guests in 2014
Establishments providing overnight accommodation in the Netherlands received considerably more guests in 2014 than in the previous year. Just over half came from Germany, the United Kingdom and...
Consumers spend less, confidence falls
Household spending on goods and services was 0.6 percent down in September 2014 from September 2013. Prior to the decrease, household spending had grown modestly for four months in a row.
10 percent of 18-24 year-olds who smoke are heavy smokers, one fifth of this age group are overweight
Nearly one in three 18-24 year-olds smoke, and one in five of this age group are overweight. At the same time, nearly 91 percent report their own health as good or very good.
Inflation rate historically low in 2006
The inflation rate over 2006 averaged 1.1 percent, unprecedented since 1989.
Higher wages and work pressure at US companies
Employees of US multinationals earn higher median wages but also work more (overtime) hours and experience higher work pressure and more mental fatigue than other multinationals and...
CO2 emissions higher in Q4 2018
In Q4 2018, CO2 emissions in the Netherlands were up by 0.5 percent year-on-year. Households and the transport sector emitted more CO2, while energy companies produced less.
Retail turnover growing again
Statistics Netherlands reports that Dutch retail turnover was up by 3.2 percent in July 2015 on July 2014, mainly because of growing sales (3.4 percent). Prices fell by 0.2 percent. Most of the...
Population The Hague to surpass the 500 thousand mark in September
The population of The Hague is anticipated to surpass the 500 thousand mark in September this year, having grown by nearly 60 thousand since the turn of the century. The proportion of young residents...
Over a quarter of tenants in housing association stock earn more than 33 thousand euro
More than one quarter (609 thousand) of rental homes owned by housing associations were occupied by households with annual incomes in excess of 33 thousand euro. Altogether, the housing association...
Consumer prices 1.9 percent up in September
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.9 percent higher in September than in the same month last year.
turnover car branch slides further in 2014, but sales up at start of 2015
According to figures released today by Statistics Netherlands, the Dutch car trade and repairs branch, the largest branch in the automotive sector, realised a net turnover of 29 billion euros in...
Consumer prices 2.9 percent up in April
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.9 percent higher in March than in the same month one year previously.
Multilevel time series modeling of mobility trends
Discussion paper about a method to estimate detailed mobility trends corrected for discontinuities due to redesigns.
Consumer prices 1.2 percent up in February
The consumer price index was 1.2 percent higher in February than in the same month last year.
Consumer prices 1.5 percent up in January
The consumer price index was 15 percent higher in January than in the same month last year.
Economic position of women has improved
The Emancipation Monitor by CBS and SCP shows that the economic position of women has improved.
Fewer women than men fall victim to violence
In 2017, 1.7% of women aged 15 years or older said they had been the victim of one or more violent crimes, against 2.5% of men. Intimidation is the most common crime among both sexes. Women report...
GDP grows 0.6 percent in Q4 2016
GDP grows 0.6 percent in Q4 2016.
Fewer growers produce more strawberries
The number of strawberry growers was reduced by nearly half between 2006 and 2017.
Marginal economic growth
Tthe economic growth in the second quarter of 2012 was 0.2 percent relative to the first quarter, but economic growth was 0.5 percent down compared to the second quarter of 2011.
Population Caribbean Netherlands stable
On 1 January 2016 the population of the Caribbean Netherlands totalled 24,548 inhabitants.