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According to figures released today, there were 118 thousand job vacancies at the end of March 2012, after correction for seasonal effects.

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).

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

According to the latest figures 9,531 bankruptcies were filed last year, approximately as many as in 2010.

The value of imported goods increased by 7 percent in October 2004, reaching a value of 20.3 billion euro. The value of exports was 8 percent higher than in October 2003, reaching 23.2 billion euro.

Retail sales were 4 percent down in July 2012 from the same month last year. Retail prices rose by 1.7 percent, the volume of sales shrank by 5.6 percent.

Most people on Bonaire speak Papiamento. On St Eustatius and Saba most people have English as first language. Only a small number of people have Dutch as a first language.

Retail turnover declined by 4.3 percent in October 2009 relative to the same month last year.

Prices of existing owner-occupied houses were on average 1.8 percent lower in May 2011 than in May 2010.

Manufacturing companies expect to invest 2 percent less this year than in 2007. In the spring forecast they still reported that investment would rise by 11 percent.

The amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased for the fifth consecutive quarter. In the second quarter of 2011, it grew by more than 2 percent relative to the preceding quarter. This means growth...

Seasonally adjusted unemployment averaged 347 thousand in the period March-May 2007; this is 7 thousand below the average over the period February-April.

Prices of existing owner-occupied houses were on average 4.0 percent lower in December 2011 than in December 2010.

In September 2009, the Dutch inflation rate stood at 0.4 percent, an increase by 0.1 percentage points compared to August.

According to the most recent figures, unemployment – after adjustment for seasonal variation.