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In 2024, the Netherlands had an average score of 78.8 on gender equality, putting it in third place in the European Union (EU) after Sweden and Denmark.

In February 2012, the volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was more than 2 percent up on February 2011, after a 5 percent growth in January.

In October, the economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has improved again.

Retail turnover was more than 3 percent higher in April 2011 than in April 2010. Higher prices contributed most to the increase.

Realisations, expectations and opinions Dutch Business Survey Production, turnover, orders, prices, workforce, stocks, ec. climate

The Dutch retail sector realised 3.1 percent more turnover in April this year than in the same month last year. Prices rose by 2 percent. The volume of sales grew by just over 1 percent.

Employed, unemployed and not included in labour force according to international definition by sex and age

Consumers are slightly less gloomy in November than they were in October, when a record low in consumer confidence was reached.

Investments, expectations, motives, enterprises, industry Business Sector SBI 2008

Social media usage among the elderly has soared in recent years. The group 65 to 74-year-olds in particular have become increasingly active users. In 2019, 76 percent of the respondents in this age...

The booklet ‘The Caribbean Netherlands in figures’ provides a brief overview of key figures concerning the economic and social situation in the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St...

XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is an instrument used across government agencies to exchange financial data between these agencies and private companies. This report explains how...

Producer confidence declined further in May.

The inflation rate stood at 2.4 percent in January 2026, according to the flash estimate of Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

In February, 535 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt, nearly 50 more than in January.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is the only official statistics institute in the Netherlands.

In March 2020, the average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 2.5 percent down on March 2019.

Retail turnover was 1.9 percent down in June 2014 from the same month last year. Sales were down and retail prices also fell marginally.

In March 2010, Dutch inflation was 1.0 percent, i.e. 0.2 percentage points up on February.

According to the most recent figures, retail sales were 0.9 percent up in February 2012 from February 2011. Sales volume contracted by 1.7 percent, retail prices were 2.7 percent higher.