Search results
Page 367 of 400
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...
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.
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...
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.
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 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...
Sustained drop residential property prices
Prices of existing owner-occupied houses were on average 4.0 percent lower in December 2011 than in December 2010.
Less consumption in May
Dutch households were as reluctant to spend money in May 2005 as they were in the previous months. The volume of domestic consumption was down 0.7percent on May 2004. The decrease was fully...
Retail trade: higher prices, lower sales
Retail sales in the second quarter of 2011 were 1.4 percent up on the second quarter of 2010.
Over 9.5 thousand bankruptcies filed in 2011
According to the latest figures 9,531 bankruptcies were filed last year, approximately as many as in 2010.
Dutch consumer confidence slightly down
Consumer confidence fell slightly in November 2006 relative to October, but optimists still outnumber pessimists.
Consumer borrowing more than 1 billion down
Dutch households took out nearly 9.7 billion euro in consumer credit in 2009, i.e. 1.2 billion down on 2008 and the lowest level of the past decade.
Unemployment falls slighty
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...
Papiamento most-spoken language on Bonaire, English on Saba and St Eustatius
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.