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In June 2005 households consumed about the same as the year before. The volume of domestic consumption was up by 0.1 percent on June 2004.

The Dutch hotel and restaurant sector realised 0.6 percent more turnover in the third quarter of 2012 than in the same quarter last year. This small turnover growth is accounted for by higher prices.

Retail turnover was 1.9 percent higher in July 2006 than in the same month last year.

In May 2008, retail turnover was 7.8 percent up on the same month one year previously. Food as well as non-food shops achieved better results.

The Dutch inflation rate was 2.9 percent in June and 2.8 percent in May. The increase was mainly due to petrol prices. Food prices had a downward effect on inflation.

An unprecedented total of 11,235 businesses and natural persons were declared bankrupt last year, an increase by 18 percent relative to 2011.

The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.5 percent in November, the same rate as in October.

Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 4.0 percent lower in October 2013 than in October 2012. The price drop is slightly less substantial than in the preceding month.

The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 2.4 percent in December 2011 versus 2.5 percent in November.

The number of hours worked in temp jobs increased by nearly 5 percent in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the first quarter.

The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 2.2 percent in August 2013, i.e. 0.2 of a percentage point up on July.

Turnover generated by the sector hotels and restaurants in the second quarter of 2011 was 6.6 percent up on the same perod last year.

The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 2.1 percent in January 2014. In December, the interest rate was 2.2 percent.

In October 2008, retail turnover grew by 5.0 percent relative to the same month last year. The prices went up by 2.6 percent, volume by 2.4 percent.

Retail turnover rose by 2.6 percent in 2008 relative to 2007. Higher prices almost entirely accounted for the increase. Turnover volume improved marginally.

Dutch inflation dropped to 1.0 percent in May, i.e. 0.1 percentage points lower than in April. At the same time, the inflation rate in the eurozone has risen.

The inflation rate in the Netherlands fell marginally to 2.8 percent in November. Consumer prices in October were still 2.9 percent higher than one year previously.