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The Digital Economy 2007
The Netherlands remains an international frontrunner when it comes to the availability of ICT in households. Digital television has become popular in the Netherlands: over 2 million households used...
No further rise in unemployment
486 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in the second quarter of 2004. This is 90 thousand more than in the second quarter of 2003. In the first quarter of 2004 the year-on-year...
Retail sales marginally down
According to the most recent figures retail sales were 0.7 percent down in July 2011 on the same month last year.
Unemployment rising
Unemployment averaged 285 thousand in the period October-December 2008, i.e. 3.7 percent of the labour force.
Manufacturers expect to invest substantially less this year
Companies in the Dutch manufacturing industry expect to invest 10 percent less in 2009 than in 2008.
Unemployment remains stable
In the period May-July 2005 there were on average 499 thousand people unemployed. The seasonally corrected figure was 493 thousand, the same as in April-June 2005. Seasonally corrected unemployment...
Dutch economy continues recovery
The Dutch economy grew by 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter compared to the same period in 2009, versus 1.8 percent in the third quarter compared to last year’s third quarter.
Retail turnover down in December
The value of retail sales was 4.1 percent down in December 2012 from December 2011.
Labour Force Survey (LFS) Caribbean Netherlands
About the Labour Force Survey (LFS) Caribbean Netherlands
Consumer prices; rent increase for dwellings by region
Raise of rent by region, raise of rent in- and excluding rent harmonisation and rent harmonisation
Unemployment remains high
The Netherlands had an average of 499 thousand unemployed in the period February – April of 2004. This is 113 thousand more than in the same period of 2003.Over the last three months an average of...
Number of job vacancies continues to grow
According to the latest figures, 135 thousand vacancies were unfilled at the end of March this year, i.e. an increase by 7 thousand relative to the preceding quarter. Nearly all sectors contributed...
Retailers face turnover loss of nearly 8 percent
In August 2009, retail turnover was 7.7 percent down on one year previously. Volume shrank by 7.1 percent, while prices dropped 0.7 percent. The price drop was entirely caused by lower fuel prices.
Interest rate further down
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 3.2 percent in July 2011, i.e. 0.1 of a percentage point down on June.
Interest rate exceptionally low
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 1.6 percent in December 2012. This is the lowest level in decades.