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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...
Unemployment further down in December
In December 2020, there were 368 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 3.9 percent of the labour force.
Bankruptcies rising
In November 2011, 633 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt, 108 more than in October.
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.
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.
Business services providers more optimistic about future turnover
In March, the number of business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months easily outnumbered those expecting a decline. Optimists outnumbered pessimists by 25...
Fewer newspaper subscriptions
In 2008 about 50 percent of the Dutch indicated that they had a newspaper subscription in their household. In 1997 this was 62 percent.
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.
Growth private sector investments less substantial
In October 2011, private sector investments in tangible fixed assets were over 2 percent up on October 2010. The increase was less substantial than in September, when private sector investments were...
Nearly 30 thousand contract workers in agriculture
In 2019, the volume of labour deployed in the Dutch agricultural sector was equivalent to over 156 thousand full-time jobs (FTEs).
Fewer fires, more emergency call-outs in 2010
Nearly 41 thousand fires were registered last year; 23 thousand were outside fires. The number of outside fires has not been this low since the late 1980s.
Improved nutrient efficiency in agriculture
Dutch agriculture has improved conversion of nutrients from feed and fertilisers into animal and plant products.
Share corporate sector in national income up, share households down
After 2000, the share of the corporate sector in the national income has increased, but the share of households has decreased as research conducted by Statistics Netherlands shows. This is partly the...
Editing and estimation of measurement errors
Dissertation on new methods for automatic editing of measurement errors and on the application of measurement error models.
Number of jobs up by 28 thousand
In the third quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 28 thousand higher than in the same quarter of 2010, an increase by 0.3 percent.
Quality of Bathing Waters
The percentage share of Dutch bathing water locations in inland waters that comply with the European standards for excellent bathing water quality increased in the period 2000-2017 from 65 percent to...
Dairy cow population down slightly in 2024
The number of dairy cows in the Netherlands fell by 1.9 percent to 1.54 million in 2024, compared to 2023.
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...
Women’s emancipation: a slow process
Women work fewer hours, earn lower incomes. More women in top civil sector and commercial sector positions.