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Number of teenage mothers unprecedentedly low
Last year, 2.2 thousand girls under the age of 20 gave birth, i.e. less than 1.5 percent of all births registered in the Netherlands. The number of teenage births has never been this low. Teenage...
North Holland has largest proportion of school drop-outs
With 4.7 percent, the province of North Holland had the highest proportion of premature school leavers in the school year 2006/’07.
Household consumption up by 1.1 percent in May
Household spending was 0.2 percent higher in April 2025 than it was in April 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Unemployment down in April
In April, 343 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. This is 3.4 percent of the labour force.
Exports up by almost 2 percent in October
In October 2024, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 1.7 percent year on year.
Social media as a data source for official statistics; the Dutch Consumer Confidence Index
In this paper the question is addressed how alternative data sources, such as administrative and social media data, can be used in the production of official statistics. Since most surveys at...
Larger stocks manufacturing industry
According to Statistics Netherlands, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 8.7 percent up in August 2014 from August 2013. Stocks in manufacturing industry have been larger than twelve...
Interest rate historically low
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 2.3 percent in September 2011, i.e. 0.4 of a percentage point down on August.
Growth Dutch economy slows down
The Dutch economy grew 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year. Growth was far below the level of the first quarter, when the economy grew 2.8 percent relative...
Data quality aspects for location-tracking in smart travel and mobility surveys
A comprehensive analysis of several quality aspects in smart surveys
Retail turnover 0.9 percent down from same month last year
The most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands show that retail turnover was 0.9 percent down in November 2013 from November 2012. Retail prices were at the same level as one year ago....
Pitfalls and safety nets in publishing open data
Increasing amounts of government data are published online as open data.
Investments 9.5 percent up in March
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets rose by 9.5 percent year-on-year in March 2021. This was the highest growth in almost two years.
Small age gap gives more stable relationships
Which relationship last longest? Young cohabitants or married? What is the impact of a larger age gap and of different education levels?
Marital status
Marital status of the Dutch population
More 15 and 16-year-olds in paid work
The number of young people aged 15-26 in paid work increased by 34 thousand in Q4 2023 compared to the same quarter one year earlier.
Manufacturing output further up in July
According to Statistics Netherlands, the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 0.7 percent up in July 2014 from July 2013. In June, output declined by 1.3 percent after...