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Dutch consumers less pessimistic
Dutch consumers were less negative in April than in March. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 6 points to -35. In March, the mood had also been less negative than in the preceding month,...
Dutch consumer confidence falls
The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated in June compared with May, after having improved for three consecutive months. Consumer confidence fell by 4 points to -36.
Turnover growth hotels and restaurants for the first time in more than three years
In the fourth quarter of 2010, turnover in the sector hotels and restaurants showed a 3.7 percent increase on one year previously. Higher prices account for half of the turnover growth, the other...
Lower turnover in retail
In May 2010 turnover in Dutch retail was down by 0.9 percent on the same period of 2009. Volume was down by 2.1 percent, while prices increased by 1.2 percent.
Interest rate further down
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 2.6 percent in August 2010, i.e. 0.3 percentage points down on July’s interest rate.
Interest rate further up
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.4 percent in February 2011, i.e. 0.2 percentage points up on January. The rate has risen...
Popularity online saving further down
The aggregate amount deposited by Dutch households in online savings accounts exceeded 55 billion euro by the end of 2008, i.e. 11 billion down on the end of 2007.
House prices nearly 8 percent lower than twelve months previously
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings sold in September 2012 were on average 7.9 percent lower than in September 2011. That is about the same price decrease as in July and August, when house...
House prices nearly 5 percent lower than twelve months previously
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 4.7 percent lower in November 2013 than in November 2012. The price drop is more substantial than in the preceding month, when house prices...
Consumption up in August
In August 2005 the volume of domestic consumer expenditure by households was up by 0.8 percent on August 2004.
Loss of turnover for sector hotels and restaurants
In the second quarter of 2010, the sector hotels and restaurants performed better than in the preceding five quarters. Sales dropped by 3.1 percent relative to the second quarter of 2009 and turnover...
Amount of unfilled job vacancies marginally down
There were 97 thousand unfilled job vacancies by the end of March, i.e. 5 thousand down from the previous quarter.
Interest rate rises
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 2.8 percent in November 2010, i.e. up 0.2 percentage points on October. The long-term...
Mood among Dutch consumers remains gloomy
The mood among Dutch consumers remained gloomy in May, the consumer confidence index stood unchanged at -10. Consumers were less confident about the economic situation in general. Their willingness...