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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.
Consumption up in August
In August 2005 the volume of domestic consumer expenditure by households was up by 0.8 percent on August 2004.
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,...
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...
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...
Population growth in 2014 nearly 73 thousand: more immigrants and more babies
The population growth rate in the Netherlands has risen again in 2014. The population grew by nearly 73 thousand last year. Immigration increased further to a record high of 181 thousand. Emigration...
Dutch inflation rises to 2.7 percent
The Dutch inflation rose to 2.7 percent in September. It was up from 2.6 percent in August.
Design and analysis of experiments embedded in complex sample surveys
This thesis develops design-based analysis methods for field experiments that take into account the design of the probability sample by which units are drawn from a finite population and the...
Computational aspects of survey data processing
Dissertation on formalizing the production process for clean (checked and corrected) survey data. Willenborg, L. C. R. J. (1988). Computational aspects of survey data processing. Dissertation,...
Import competition and firm innovation, 2000-2010
The influence of import competition on innovation by Dutch manufacturing firms during the period 2000-2010.
Classifying businesses by economic activity
Exploring the suitability of web-based text mining to classify businesses by economic activity
Inflation rate down to 2.1 percent
Inflation rate fell to 2.1 percent in May, the lowest rate in more than twelve months.
Dutch inflation rate stable in March
March’s inflation rate of 2.2 percent was the same as in February. Since September 2007, food prices have forced up inflation.
Inflation marginally up
Inflation in the Netherlands was 2.0 percent in February, i.e. 0.1 percentage points up on January.
Inflation climbs to 2.3 percent
The inflation rate in the Netherlands rose to 2.3 percent in May, the highest figure in thirty months. The rate in April was 2.1 percent.
Dutch inflation slightly up in December
The Dutch inflation rose slightly in December, to 2.9 percent. This is 0.1 of a percent point higher than in November.
Consumer confidence falls slightly
The mood among consumers deteriorated in September. The consumer confidence index stood at -14 in September versus -11 in August. Pessimistic consumers outnumber optimistic ones.