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CBS Urban Data Centre / Groningen region
CBS and the municipality of Groningen will jointly collect, process and present data in a new organisation, the CBS Urban Data Centre / Groningen region.
Unemployment rate soaring
Unemployment averaged 373 thousand (4.8 percent of the Dutch labour force) in the period April-June 2009, as against 4.0 percent in the same period in 2008.
Modest turnover growth for sector hotels and restaurants
After eight quarters of decline, higher prices in the sector hotels and restaurants accounted for a turnover growth of nearly 1 percent in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the third quarter of...
Institutional unit
The institutional unit is an elementary economic decision-making centre characterised by uniformity of behaviour and decision-making autonomy in the exercise of its principle function. A unit is...
slightly more jobs and vacancies in third quarter
According to the labour market review, the cautious recovery of the labour market continued in the third quarter of 2014.
Adjustment on pension funds
Correction to express the change in the pension provisions that households own in terms of household savings. These pension provisions are considered receivables by households in the financial...
House prices more than 8 percent down from twelve months previously
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 8.3 percent lower in February 2013 than in February 2012. The price drop is less substantial than in the previous month when the house...
House prices nearly 5 percent down from one year previously
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 5.0 percent lower in July 2013 than in July 2012. The price drop is much smaller than in the preceding month when house prices fell by 9.6...
Slight growth for retail trade
Turnover for Dutch retailers was 1.3 percent up in August 2008 on twelve months previously. Prices rose by 2.5 percent, while the volume of sales was just over 1 percent smaller.
Unemployment mounting
An average of 341 thousand persons (4.4 percent of the labour force) were unemployed in the period January-March 2009.
Calendar
Week 20 (14-18 May 2007)
Dutch consumers more pessimistic
In May, the mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated again, after having improved in April. The consumer confidence indicator fell by 6 points to –38, virtually equalling the low level it...
Unemployment continues to rise
An average of 394 thousand people were unemployed in the period July-September 2009, i.e. 5.0 percent of the labour force, as against 3.7 percent one year ago.
Dutch consumers less willing to buy
The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated somewhat in April 2011.
Recovery in investments expected
Dutch industrial entrepreneurs expect a 14 percent increase on their investment of 2005. This means a continuation of the recovery that started in 2005, when they invested almost 9 percent more than...
Consumption continues to grow fast
In October 2007 households spent 2.8 percent more on goods and services than in October 2006.
Unemployment up in July
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands was 413 thousand in July, i.e. 22 thousand above the level in the preceding month.
Economy shrinks in all provinces
The economy shrank in all twelve provinces in 2009.
Annual Report on Integration 2008
The Dutch Annual Report on Integration 2008 was published on 6 November 2008. This report, compiled by Statistics Netherlands, provides a factual overview of developments in the integration of...