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Prices of owner-occupied houses, excluding new constructions were on average 0.1 percent higher in April 2014 than in April 2013. This is the first price increase in 5 years.

Dutch consumers were less pessimistic about the economic climate in May than in April, but willingness-to-buy remained at a very low level. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 3 points to...

An average 478 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in the period June-August 2004. Seasonal effects always have an upward effect on unemployment at this time of year. Once these...

In February 2005 the value of Dutch international commodity trade was again higher than in February 2004. Dutch exports reached 21.6 billion euro, 11 percent more than in February 2004. The imports,...

Prices of existing owner-occupied houses sold in December 2010 were on average 0.8 percent lower than in December 2009.

Consumer confidence diminished somewhat in July 2006 compared to June, though optimists still outnumber pessimists.

The mood among Dutch consumers was less negative in July than in June. The consumer confidence indicator improved by 8 points to reach -32. The consumer confidence indicator had reached an...

Dutch retailers realised 2.9 percent more turnover in March 2010 than in the same month last year.

Retail turnover was around the same level in the second quarter of 2010 as in the same period last year. This brings the period of decreasing retail turnover to an end. In the five preceding quarters...

Retail turnover in August 2011 was 2.5 percent up on the same month last year. The increase was entirely due to higher prices.

Manufacturers expect a 3 percent growth of investments this year, relative to 2005. For the second year running, investments are expected to grow in 2006.

Number of job vacancies rose slightly in the second quarter of 2014: there were 4 thousand more vacancies than in the previous quarter. This is the fourth quarter in a row that the number of...

After correction for seasonal effects there were 126 thousand job vacancies in the Netherlands at the end of September 2010.

Manufacturing companies expect fixed capital formation to increase by 5 percent in 2012 compared with this year.

An average 321 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in the period December 2007- February 2008. This is the equivalent of 4.2 percent of the labour force.

Dutch consumers were far less negative about their own financial situation in November than in October, but they were more pessimistic about the economic climate in general. On balance, consumer...

Retail turnover in February 2009 reduced by 8.5 percent relative to one year previously.

The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 1.7 percent in January 2013. In December 2012, the interest rate reached its lowest level in...

The mood among Dutch consumers did not alter in January. The indicator reflecting the mood among consumers remained stable at -37. Consumers were somewhat less negative about their own financial...