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Hotel holidays gaining popularity
Eight in ten Dutch take a holiday at least once a year. The number of (online) hotel reservations through travel agencies is increasing.
Retail turnover down
Dutch retailers booked 7.4 percent less turnover in May 2004 than in the same month last year. Shop prices were 1.5 percent lower in May that twelve months previously. Turnover was negatively...
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...
Innovation in small businesses
Innovation article on measuriing innovation in small businesses
Sustained turnover growth non-food sector
The non-food sector generated a turnover growth of 1.4 percent in August 2014 relative to August 2013, despite the fact that August 2014 had one shopping-day less.
Household spending 6.5 percent down in November
Consumers spent 6.5 percent less in November 2020 than in the same month last year.
Retail turnover continues to fall
Turnover in the Dutch retail trade was 3.6 percent lower in the first quarter of 2004 than in the same quarter in 2003. This is the fourth quarter in succession that retail turnover has fallen. The...
The need for timely official statistics
This paper discusses how Statistics Netherlands managed to respond quickly with a range of new outputs following the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic. First, it describes the innovation process and...
Household spending 6.5 percent down in October
Consumers spent 6.5 percent less in October 2020 than in the same month last year.
Clothes and shoes sales plunge in second quarter
Clothes anClothes and shoes sales plummeted in the second quarter of 2012 relative to the same period last year. Turnover realised by clothes and shoe shops also dropped dramatically.d shoes sales...
Caribbean Netherlands: more births in 2020
Last year, 830 new inhabitants were added to the population of the Caribbean Netherlands. This was mainly due to foreign migration.
No turnover growth for non-food sector
In November 2007, retail trade turnover increased by 3.5 percent relative to the same month one year previously. Non-food shops, on the other hand, only realised a marginal turnover increase compared...
Diversity in figures, 2011. Jobs by sector, region and various employee characteristics (in Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on characteristics of jobs for the diversity index, an internet tool of the Ministry of Internal Affairs which employers can use to compare the composition of their workforce....
Retail turnover slightly up
Dutch retailers generated 0.6 percent more turnover in August than one year previously. The shopping-day pattern in August 2010 was less favourable than in August 2009. After elimination of this...
Retail turnover down again
Turnover in the retail trade was 2.8 percent down in November 2004 on twelve months previously. Shop prices fell by 1.4 percent in this period.
Bakers, butchers and greengrocers charge higher prices for their products
Consumer prices for bread, meat and fresh vegetables were raised across the retail sector last year. In the past five years, price increases were most noticeable in specialist shops.
Transitivizing elementary price indices
Transitivizing elementary price indices for internet data using the cycle method
Retail sales down
Retail turnover in the Netherlands was 8.1 percent down in January 2005 on the same month last year. Prices in the shops were 1.4 percent lower than twelve months previously. The volume of turnover...
Robust growth retail turnover
In May 2008, retail turnover was 7.8 percent up on the same month one year previously. Food as well as non-food shops achieved better results.
Retail turnover more than 2 percent higher in June
Dutch retailers generated over 2 percent more turnover in June than one year previously. The shopping-day and holiday pattern was slightly more favourable than in June 2009, though.
Economic outlook more positive again
In August 2021, the economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has become more positive.
Economic growth of 3.1 percent in Q2 2021
The gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.1 percent in Q2 2021 relative to the previous quarter.