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Renewable energy consumption up by 16 percent
In 2019, renewable energy consumption in the Netherlands grew by 16 percent to 181 petajoules (PJ) relative to the previous year.
Generally, boys perform less well than expected in secondary education, girls perform better
In secondary education, boys and girls usually comply the type of education that is consistent with the outcome of the Cito test, but after three years, many boys have moved down to a lower level of...
Year-on-year manufacturing output increased again
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was up by 2.1 percent in October 2015 from the same month last year. This is mainly due...
Much more sewage sludge incinerated
In 2008, almost the entire volume of sludge from the Dutch sewerage system was incinerated.
Regulating services
These are the benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem processes, including air quality regulation, climate regulation, water regulation, erosion regulation, water purification and waste...
Retail turnover down
Retail sales were 1.5 percent down in November 2012 from November 2011
bankruptcies fall to 6.5-year low
According to Statistics Netherlands, 370 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt in May this year, i.e. 84 down from the preceding month.
Why did Statistics Netherlands (CBS) contact me, specifically?
Your name and address were chosen at random from a large database that includes all households in the Netherlands: the Personal Records Database.
Municipal cuts on arts and culture
This year’s municipal spending on arts and culture is anticipated to total nearly 1.7 billion euros, 3.7 percent down from 2012. The per capita amount is reduced from 103 to 98 euros.
More difficult for MKB retailers to obtain bank loans
More than half of small and medium-sized (MKB) retailers claim it was more difficult for them to get a loan from the bank in 2010 than in 2007.
Retail turnover 1 percent up
Retail turnover was over 1 percent up in December 2011 from December 2010.
Reconstruction possibilities of long-term time series of causes of death
Statistics Netherlands publishes cause-of-death statistics since 1901. By reclassifications (International Classification of Diseases, now version ICD-10) and by changes in coding rules several...
Sustained growth manufacturing output
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry in January 2016 was 2.8 percent up from the same month last year. This is mainly due to considerable production growth in the...
Lower year-on-year selling prices in manufacturing industry
In May 2015, prices of Dutch manufactured products were 5.0 percent down from May 2014. In April this year, prices were 5.6 percent below the level of twelve months previously. Prices of manufactured...
Year-on-year manufacturing output higher in September
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 0.7 percent up in September 2015 from the same month last year. This is mainly due to...
Manufacturing output lower than in December last year
According to Statistics Netherlands, the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 2.8 percent lower in December 2014 than in December 2013. Altogether, manufacturing output...
Retail turnover fairly stable
Retail turnover in October 2012 virtually equalled the level in October 2011. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent up. The volume of retail sales was down by nearly 3 percent from one year previously.
Year-on-year growth in manufacturing output for fifth month in a row
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was up by 0.6 percent in July 2015 from the same month last year. The increase is smaller...
Year-on-year manufacturing output down in August
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was down by 0.6 percent in August 2015 from the same month last year. This is mainly due...
Modest consumption growth
Household spending on goods and services was 0.5 percent up in July 2014 from July 2013. In May and June household spending was approximately at the same level as one year previously.
Retail turnover fairly stable
Retail turnover in October 2012 virtually equalled the level in October 2011. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent up. The volume of retail sales was down by nearly 3 percent from one year previously.
More women choose to be mothers
In the past three years, the number of young families in the Netherlands has increased. The number of first-time mothers has risen from 82 thousand in 2008 to nearly 86 thousand in 2010.
Inflation stable at 2.3 percent
Inflation remained stable in August. Just like in July, consumer prices were on average 2.3 percent up from one year previously.
Dutch interest rate exceptionally low
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan dropped further to an average of 1.15 percent in September, i.e. 0.05 percentage point down from July....
Number of bankruptcies marginally down
In April this year, 682 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, a decrease by 28 from March.