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Interest rate marginally lower
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.4 percent in December, i.e. 0.1 of a percentage point less than in November.
House prices nosedive
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings sold in July 2012 were on average 8.0 percent down from July 2011. This is the most substantial price drop since the price index of existing residential...
Consumer confidence historically low
The confidence of Dutch consumers reached a historically low level in February 2013. The consumer confidence indicator fell by 9 points to -44, the lowest level since the start of the seasonally...
Household consumption 1.2 percent up in October
In October 2005 Dutch household consumption was 1.2 percent up on October last year.
Slightly fewer job vacancies
According to figures released today, there were 118 thousand job vacancies at the end of March 2012, after correction for seasonal effects.
Interest rate remains stable
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 2.0 percent in July 2013, just as in July.
Sharp increase in unemployment
In the period November 2003 – January 2004 the Netherlands averaged 444 thousand unemployed. This is an increase of 126 thousand compared to the same period last year.
Interest rate hardly changed
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.5 percent in January. The rate has hardly changed compared to December 2009.
Number of vacancies further down
Adjusted for seasonal variation, there were 91 thousand unfilled vacancies at the end of June, a reduction by 6 thousand relative to the first quarter, which means that the downward trend continues.
Inflation rate stable at 2.5 percent
For the third in a row, the inflation rate was stable at 2.5 percent in March 2012.
Interest rate remains low
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 2.3 percent in March 2012, i.e. marginally higher than in February (2.2 percent).
Manufacturers expect investments to fall in 2004
Manufacturers expect investments to fall by 12 percent in 2004 compared to last year. If their expectations turn out to be correct, the lowest level in ten years will be reached. In the spring of...
Inflation falls to 2.4 percent
Inflation in the Netherlands fell to 2.4 percent in April 2012. In March inflation was 2.5 percent.
Stable number of job vacancies
By the end of September, there were 108 thousand seasonally corrected job vacancies, down 1 thousand on the previous quarter. The number of vacancies fell considerably faster in the previous three...
Dutch interest rate further down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 1.9 percent in February 2014. In December 2013 and January 2014, the interest rate was 2.2 and...
Estimation of response propensities and R-indicators using population-level information
R-indicators based on population totals
Dutch house prices down by 1.7 percent
Existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 1.7 percent cheaper in February 2014 than in February 2013. This year-on-year price drop was more substantial than in January when house prices fell...
Turnover growth retail slackening
Turnover growth in retail trade was 2.3 percent in the second quarter of 2008 relative to the same period last year. This is the lowest growth rate since the fourth quarter of 2005.
Modest employment growth
In the second quarter of this year, the number of employee jobs was 51 thousand (0.6 percent) up on the same period in 2010. After correction for seasonal variation, the number of jobs increased by...
House prices nearly 7 percent down from twelve months previously
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings sold in November 2012 were on average 6.8 percent lower than in November 2011. The price drop is less substantial than in the previous four months.