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Fewer asylum requests and family member arrivals in Q2 2024
A total of 7.7 thousand people submitted a first-time asylum application in the Netherlands in the second quarter of 2024
More than 600 bankruptcies
In August this year, 608 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, the lowest level in 2013 so far, although the number of bankruptcies was 19 percent up from...
Dutch Natural Capital Accounts 2013-2018
The Natural Capital Accounts (NKR) are a statistical framework, intended to map the relationship between nature, economy and human activities in a transparent and internationally comparable manner.
Dutch read fewer books, but bookshops record higher turnover rates
In 2007, bookshops again sold more books, newspapers and magazines. Though there is an increase in online buying, bookshops remain the most important sales channel, accounting for 55 percent of total...
Wider range of shops in many shopping centres
The 15 shopping centres offering the widest variety of shops in 2012 had on average 63.3 different types of shops versus 61.8 in 2008 and 64.8 in 2004.
Manufacturers slightly less pessimistic
Dutch manufacturers were slightly less pessimistic in July than in June. The producer confidence indicator crept up from -4.1 to -3.5. In July, the capacity utilisation rate was considerably higher...
Households donate less to charitable organisations
Over the past 15 years, average annual household spending on charity varied considerably.
EDP notif tables NL-2010-04
Reporting of Government Deficits and Debt Levels
Number of dismissal permits due to disability drops dramatically
The number of dismissal permits granted due to disability dropped sharply from 18.7 thousand in 2003 to 5.7 thousand in 2007.
Fewer job vacancies
There were 118 thousand job vacancies at the end of March 2012, i.e. 5 thousand fewer than at the end of December 2011.
Substantial growth mobile Internet usage
In the spring of 2011, there were over six million mobile Internet users in the age category 12–75 in the Netherlands, exactly half of all 12 to 75-year-olds who indicated they used the Internet in...
Fewer bankruptcies in June
The number of corporate bankruptcies, adjusted for court session days, has decreased. There were 24 fewer bankruptcies in June than in the previous month.
Deep learning for solar panel detection
How to improve the estimate of the total amount of solar energy generated in the Netherlands. One of these projects is Deep Solaris. In this project, we evaluated several Deep Learning methods to...
Bankruptcies rising
In November 2011, 633 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt, 108 more than in October.
Economic situation improves
The economic situation improved in August.
Craft occupations by age and highest education attained, 2011 (Dutch only)
Custom-made table on craft occupations in 2011, broken down by age and highest level of education completed. Data are available (Craft occupations by age, highest level of education completed, size,...
Number of jobs plummets
The number of jobs of employees was 143 thousand lower in the third quarter of 2009 than one year previously.
Call for fair, trustworthy AI in the public sphere
Governments are using artificial intelligence (AI) on an ever-increasing scale and for diverse purposes, from streamlining traffic flows to tackling complex social challenges such as the energy...
Unemployment further down in December
In December 2020, there were 368 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 3.9 percent of the labour force.
Much fewer families moving house
The number of people moving house in the Netherlands was 45 thousand lower in the first four months of 2009 than in the same period last year.
Natural gas consumption in 2022 at lowest level in 50 years
In 2022, natural gas consumption in the Netherlands was down by a quarter relative to 2021.
Dutch drink one unit of alcohol a day on average
Dutch people aged 12 years or older – including those who never drink - drink 1 unit of alcohol a day on average.
Women’s emancipation: a slow process
Women work fewer hours, earn lower incomes. More women in top civil sector and commercial sector positions.