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Just over one in three workers do company training
In 2010 36 percent of private sector employees went on a company course. Employers spent 1.6 billion euro on company training, this is 435 euro on average per employee.
Just over one in three workers do company training
In 2010 36 percent of private sector employees went on a company course. Employers spent 1.6 billion euro on company training, this is 435 euro on average per employee.
Holidays popular with Europeans
Europeans like going on holiday. Dutch people aged 15 years and older, for example, went on holiday an average 1.4 times in 2007.
Higher bus and taxi fares, water and computers cheaper
Last year’s inflation rate averaged 2.5 percent. Motor fuel prices increased substantially. Consumer electronics and water became much cheaper. The average price increase of food products was 2.0...
Many ICT security incidents in private sector
The rate of ICT-related security incidents appears to be fairly high in the Netherlands.
158 thousand lorries cross the European borders every day
On average, European hauliers made 158 thousand international road transport trips carrying loads across one or more European borders every day in 2014. Dutch transport companies accounted for more...
Netherlands fifth exporter of services in the EU
After the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain, the Netherlands was the fifth largest exporter of services in the European Union (EU) in 2009 with a value of nearly 82 billion euro.
Africa increasingly important for Dutch exports
Over the period 2008-2014, the share of Dutch goods exported to Africa has grown from 2.6 to 3.3 percent. In 2014, the value of exports to Africa was more than 14.2 billion euros and exceeded the...
Record number of 40th wedding anniversaries
The number of couples celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary reached a record high in 2010. This is related to the peak in marriages around 1970.
Sustained increase DMPs
Last year, the number of debt management plans (DMPs) imposed by Dutch courts has grown by more than a quarter relative to 2009. The number of DMPs increased markedly in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Inbound commuters often live just across the border
In 2018, more than 80 thousand people were employed in the Netherlands while living in Belgium or Germany. These cross-border commuters mainly live in relatively small rural municipalities just...
Eurozone GDP up by 0.3 percent in second quarter
Economic growth (GDP) in the euro area, EU and other countries in Q2 2016
Income inequality level stable in 2011
Income differences in the Netherlands remained stable in 2011 relative to the preceding year. The gap between rich and poor households has barely changed since 2001.
Netherlands largest supplier of chips in Europe
The Netherlands accounted for nearly one third of total European production (in euros) of frozen-potato products, making it the largest supplier of chips, potato slices and rösti in Europe, but, if...
Natural products important for trade with Indonesia
Dutch firms have imported more natural products. Imports of vegetable fats and oils have gone up especially.
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