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Producer confidence rises considerably
The mood among Dutch manufacturers has improved substantially in April 2015 according to Statistics Netherlands. The producer confidence indicator increased from 1.4 in March to 3.3 in April.
Marginal increase employed, fewer people unemployed
The number of employed people increased by an average of 2 thousand a month in the period February-April. Employment rose noticeably among young people and over-45s. In the same period, the labour...
Monday more popular wedding day
More than 78 thousand marriages and partnerships were registered in the Netherlands last year. The number of marriages and partnerships has fallen after 2010. Friday is still the most popular day to...
Dutch consumers more apprehensive about the economic situation
The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated marginally in September. According to Statistics Netherlands, the consumer confidence indicator fell by 1 point to -7. In the past two months,...
Fewer multiple births
The number of multiple births has been in decline in the Netherlands since 2003. In recent years, usually only 1 egg cell is replaced in the uterus during in vitro fertilisation, resulting in a...
Inflation rate marginally higher
In December 2009, Dutch inflation was 1.1 percent, i.e. an increase by 0.1 percentage points compared to November. Inflation in the Netherlands increased for the fifth month running.
Job vacancies continue to fall
The job vacancies in the Netherlands at 113 thousand at the end of March 2010, after correction for seasonal effects.
Slower increase in care spending
Spending on health care and welfare in the Netherlands amounted to 61.5 billion euro in 2005. This is 2.8 percent more than in 2004.
In the space of 40 years, VAT has become the most important tax
Value added tax was introduced in the Netherlands in 1969. In that year it generated just over 2.5 billion euro in revenue; nearly 40 years later VAT revenue amounted to nearly 43 billion euro.
Early drop out warning signals already show in the first year of secondary school
The first signs that students are at a higher risk of dropping out of school are already visible in the first year of secondary school. This is one of the conclusions of the PhD thesis “Early...
Dutch government deficit 2.5 percent in 2013
Figures released by Statistics Netherlands today show that Dutch government deficit amounted to 2.5 percent of GDP in 2013. This puts it below the European norm of 3 percent for the first time in...
Inflation rate further down to 2.4 percent
According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, the inflation rate fell to 2.4 percent in September. The rate has not been this low during the past twelve months. In August,...
Inflation rises for third month in a row
According to the most recent figures from Statistics Netherlands, Dutch inflation in terms of the consumer price index (CPI) rose to 0.6 percent in April.
Dutch head of national accounts appointed chair of CMFB
Peter van de Ven, head of national accounts at Statistics Netherlands will take over the chair of the CMFB (the European Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics) from the...
Index traffic density; on national and provincial roads, 2000-2011
Index of traffic density on national and provincial trunk roads by weekdays and working days and by region
Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; vehicle weight and territory 2001-2017
Vehicle kilometres of lorries and road tractors (Dutch and foreign vehicles) by territory, vehicle construction years, gross vehicle weight
Prices manufacturing industry continue to fall
Selling prices of products manufactured in the Netherlands were 2.1percent down in October from October 2013. In September, prices were 1.7 percent down from twelve months previously.
Consumers much more positive
The mood among Dutch consumers has improved substantially in June compared to May. According to Statistics Netherlands, the consumer confidence indicator rose by 4 points to + 6. This is the highest...
Number of smokers still falling, unlike cigarette sales
Since the turn of the century the number of smokers of cigarettes and roll-ups in the Netherlands has fallen by 17 percent. Sales of cigarettes and shag tobacco are around 20 percent lower than in...
Index figures traffic density; 2000 = 100
Index figures traffic density by most important road categories and by type of day (weekday/working day) and region
415 Dutch municipalities in 2012
On 1 January 2012, the number of municipalities in the Netherlands will be reduced from 418 to 415.
Asylum requests; key figures
Submitted, granted asylum requests and left asylum seekers
Manufacturing output prices again below last year's level
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), output prices of products manufactured in the Netherlands were 4.1 percent lower in January 2016 than in January 2015. In December 2015 year-on-year prices...
Benefit recipients by ethnic background 1999-2003
Recipients of benefits under WAO, WAZ, Wajong, ABW, WW, IOAW or IOAZ broken down by sex, age category and ethnic background,