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Assets of pension funds and insurance companies unchanged in second quarter
The total value of assets of pension funds and insurance companies hardly changed in the second quarter of 2004 from the first quarter. These institutions owned assets worth a total 830 billion euro...
370 thousand workers living on incomes below the poverty line
Despite having paid jobs, 370 thousand households in the Netherlands were living below the poverty line in 2009.
FAQ for support and recovery packages due to the coronavirus pandemic
frequently asked questions about Annual / Production statistics
CBS Urban Data Centre / The Hague
CBS and the municipality of The Hague are collaborating in a CBS Urban Data Centre / The Hague as of 26 September 2017.
Pension funds; investments before and after consolidation 2008-2016
Investments before and after consolidation. Debt securities; other equity and investment fundshares.
FAQ for support and recovery packages due to the coronavirus pandemic
frequently asked questions about RGS
Incomes households and corporate profits up
The real disposable household income rose by 0.4 percent in 2014. After correction for inflation, household incomes improved for the first time since 2011. Today, the average household income is...
More than 12 billion euro left in legacies
People who died in the Netherlands in 2008 left a total of more than 12 billion euro in legacies. This is the equivalent of an average 110 thousand euro per legacy.
Consumers borrow just as much as in 2006
Dutch consumers borrowed 10.4 billion euro in 2007, the same amount as in 2006.
Public sector accounts for sturdy growth bond market in 2008
The Euronext bond market in Amsterdam has grown considerably last year despite the global financial crisis. The total value of bonds issued on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange increased by 15 percent to...
Wealthy baby boomers
Post-war baby boomers are relatively wealthy. Households, in which the main breadwinner is aged between 50 and 65, are relatively often found in the highest income brackets and more often than people...
Government deficit 5.4 percent in 2010
Last year’s government deficit stood at 5.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), just under the 2009 level. The debt of the Dutch government increased further from 60.8 to 62.7 percent of the...
Public debt exceeds 60 percent limit
In the first six months of 2009, public debt has amounted to more than 356 billion (bn) euro, an increase by nearly 10 bn euro relative to the end of 2008. The government debt-to-GDP ratio was 61.1...
Fewer loans, higher overdraft
The Dutch population borrowed less in the form of consumer credit in 2005 than in 2004.
Sustained increase restructured debts
Last year, 15 thousand court orders for debt repayment were pronounced, an increase by nearly 30 percent relative to 2010. The increase recorded since mid-2009 continues rapidly.
More optimism among entrepreneurs, but not in all sectors
At the beginning of Q2 2021, business confidence was cautiously positive for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, although manufacturers in many sectors are still gloomy.
Inflation rate rises to 2.1 percent in May
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.1 percent higher in May than in the same month last year.
Removal companies in the lift after crisis in the transport sector
Removal companies realised almost 6 percent more turnover in the first quarter of 2015 than in the same quarter of 2014. This meant that turnover increased for six quarters in a rowTurnover in the...
8 in 10 working millionaires are self-employed
Eighty percent of working millionaire breadwinners are self-employed.
House prices vary considerably by region
Across all regions, prices of owner-occupied dwellings were higher in Q2 2016 than in Q2 2015.
High share profits for pension funds and insurance companies
Pension funds and insurance companies in the Netherlands realised stock market profits of nearly 8 percent in the first half of 2005.
Revenue from sewerage charges doubled within a decade
Municipal authorities expect revenue from sewerage charges to double in 2010 compared to 2000. This is due to higher costs for maintenance and construction of the sewerage system and the fact that a...
Spending on health care and welfare levels off
According to the most recent figures, the costs of health care and welfare amounted to 87.6 billion euro in 2010, a 3.6 percent increase relative to 2009. Over the period 2004-2008, the costs of care...