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Good command of Dutch enhances labour participation
A better command of the Dutch language among migrants improves their chances of finding paid work. Nevertheless, relatively many migrants who speak little or no Dutch are working at a high...
Costs of water management continue to rise
Water tax proceeds have risen from 1,130 million euro in 1995 to 2,165 million euro in 2009. The water tax rate has risen nearly twice as fast as the inflation rate.
Expenditure on foreign policy dramatically down
Last year, government expenditure on foreign policy amounted to 16 billion euro, a decrease by more than 9 percent relative to 2008. The decrease is mainly due to one-off, lower contributions to the...
Disposable household income higher
Disposable household incomes rose by 0.3 percent year-on-year, mainly due to higher wages.
Consumers in May almost as negative as in April
Dutch consumers have never been gloomier than this month.
Regional distribution of first-generation immigrants and migrant workers from central, eastern and southern Europe.
Custom-made tables on the regional distribution of first-generation immigrants and migrant workers from central, eastern and southern Europe, 31 December 2010. Commissioned by: Ministry of the...
Manufacturing turnover up, output down
Turnover of Dutch manufacturing industry increased again in April 2005 and was 6 percent higher than in April 2004.
Modest growth private and public sector investments in May
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 0.5 percent up in May 2014 from May 2013. The growth of private and public sector investments continues, but has slowed down compared to the...
More ferries plying between the Netherlands and the UK
The number of people travelling by ferry from the Netherlands to the UK and vice versa has risen again in recent years.
Hot summer created more work for fire services
The Netherlands Fire Service control rooms received 245 thousand reports in 2018, 12 percent more than in 2017.
Angelique Berg appointed as new Director General of CBS
Angelique Berg appointed as new Director General of CBS
Nearly 40 percent more air passengers in the first quarter
In Q1 2023, the five major airports of the Netherlands processed more than 14 million passenger arrivals and departures.
Exports up by nearly 2 percent in April
The total volume of goods exports grew by nearly 2 percent in April year-on-year.
Crisis hits non-western foreigners harder than native Dutch
The annual report on integration published today shows that the economic crisis is having serious effects on people in the Netherlands with a non-western foreign background. The report (English...
Manufacturing output up in June
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 3.3 percent up in June 2017.
Exports grow 0.7 percent in March
The volume of exports of goods was 0.7 percent up in March 2014 from March 2013. In February, exports growth was 1.3 percent. Due to the relatively mild weather conditions in the first months of...
Modest growth exports
Modest growth exports
Electronic payments in shops gaining in popularity
In the last two decades consumers started using their PIN cards more and more to pay in shops. Some 55 percent of the purchase value was paid in this way by 2008.