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Twice as many naturalisations in 2020
Last year, 49 thousand persons became naturalised citizens of the Netherlands, which is almost double the number in 2019.
Turnover growth hotels and restaurants for the first time in more than three years
In the fourth quarter of 2010, turnover in the sector hotels and restaurants showed a 3.7 percent increase on one year previously. Higher prices account for half of the turnover growth, the other...
60 bankruptcies in week 24
In week 24 (working week 8 to 14 June inclusive), 60 companies and institutions including sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt.
Modest growth exports
In November 2013, the volume of exports of goods was 2.4 percent up from twelve months previously, whereas the volume had decreased somewhat in September and October. The volume of imports grew by...
Number of households will grow by 50 thousand annually until 2025
Until 2025, the number of households in the Netherlands will grow by 630 thousand to 8.2 million, as the household survey conducted by Statistics Netherlands shows. The annual increase by 50 thousand...
Number of income support benefits continues to rise
According to figures, the number of income support benefits paid to people under the age of 65 rose further in the first quarter of 2011.
Household consumption in decline
Household spending on goods and services in October 2011 was 1.4 percent down on October 2010.
Inflation at 3.2 percent in June according to flash estimate
The inflation rate stood at 3.2 percent in June 2024, according to the flash estimate of Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
20 million air passengers in second quarter, up 6 percent
Almost 20 million air passengers passed through the Netherlands’ five major airports in Q2 2024.
Three-quarters of cybercrime cases not reported
In 2016, around one-quarter of all cybercrime cases was reported. This number is lower than four years previously.
More children of unmarried parents officially acknowledged by fathers
Babies born to unmarried couples are increasingly being officially acknowledged by their fathers in the year they are born. Nine in ten babies born to unmarried parents in 2011 were acknowledged in...
One in six single female old age pensioners have low supplementary incomes
In 2012, nearly 2 million households received old age pensions. In 173 thousand cases, the supplementary incomes of over-65 households did not exceed 250 euros a month. Among these households were...
Most EU funding received by the Netherlands is for research and innovation
The Netherlands received more than 2.9 billion euros in funding from the European Commission in 2022
Inflation 3.0 percent in August, according to flash estimate
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports in a flash estimate that the CPI-measured inflation rate was 3.0 percent in August.
Inflation rate down to 2.8 percent
The most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands show that the inflation rate in August was 2.8 percent. In July, consumer prices were still 3.1 percent higher than one year previously.
Unemployment unchanged
According to figures released today by Statistics Netherlands, an average 280 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period September–November 2008.
Piet Daas endowed professor of Big Data at TU/e
Creating big data statistics is very different from creating statistics based on surveys
Over 600 billion kg of inbound goods in 2017
In 2017, the Netherlands received in excess of 600 billion kg of goods in gross weight for the first time.
Fewer asylum seekers and dependants in early 2022
In Q1 2022, nearly 6.5 thousand first-time asylum applications were submitted in the Netherlands.