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Consumers less gloomy in March
For the fifth consecutive month, consumers are less pessimistic in March than they were in the previous month.
1960
In 1960, CBS was growing rapidly and it struggled with staff shortages. The large building on Oostduinlaan had become too crowded: CBS itself had expanded significantly, and staff from other...
Household consumption slightly down in October
Households spent 0.2 percent less in October 2023 year on year, adjusted for price changes. They bought more services, but fewer goods.
Manufacturing; stocks of finished goods, 2015=100
Index figures and changes of stocks of finished goods in manufacturing Periods
Society
Latest figures on distribution of well-being ‘here and now’. How is well-being distributed in terms of society? Well-being includes people having opportunities to participate in society and living in...
Manufacturing output 5.5 percent down in January
In January 2024, the calendar-corrected output of the Dutch manufacturing industry was .5.5 percent lower than in January 2023.
Statistical combination of different types of chlorofyll-a measurements in the Dutch North Sea
The report assesses the current method to combine chlorofyll-a measurements from different sources with special attention for the statistical weighting method. Based on the spatial and temporal...
School size by type of education and ideological basis
Number of schools and pupils in the Netherlands School size, type of education and ideological basis
Renewable electricity share up by 20 percent in 2022
In 2022, electricity production from renewable sources increased by 20 percent year on year.
Far fewer COVID-19 deaths in 2022 than in 2020 and 2021
In 2022, over 8.2 thousand people died of COVID-19. This represents a sharp decline on the preceding two years.
Producer confidence hardly changed
Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers has hardly changed in February 2023.
Producer Price Index; output prices by economic activity SIC 2008, 2015=100
Price Index number (excluding excise), by sales (domestic and foreign) According to activity nomenclature SIC 2008
Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ)
A social insurance for the entire population against the risk of exceptional medical expenses.
Bankruptcies up by over 50 percent in 2023
Altogether 3,271 businesses and institutions were declared bankrupt, over 50 percent more than in 2022.
684 road traffic deaths in 2023
In 2023, a total of 684 people in the Netherlands were killed in traffic accidents.
Greenhouse gas emissions 9 percent lower in Q3 2023
In Q3 2023, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 9 percent lower than in Q3 2022. This was mainly due to lower emissions from the electricity sector.
Number of long-term income support benefits down
In 2007, the number of income support benefits declined markedly for the third year running. At the end of December, 275 thousand benefits were received, 27 thousand fewer than one year previously.
Unemployment remained at 3.6 percent in July
A total of 370 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed in July 2024.
Distribution of well-being: summary
Recent data on distribution of well-being by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the population. Favourable or...
1947
By far the biggest problem when conducting a census is keeping all the data confidential. The 1947 census resolved this issue by updating the forms people had to fill in.
Accommodation and food services; turnover index, 2015=100
Accommodation, food; turnover, 2015=100 Naar bedrijfsactiviteit (SBI 2008).
Employment in vehicle exports down by more than 20 percent
The Dutch motor vehicle industry generated a total of 42.5 thousand full-time jobs in the Dutch economy in 2022 due to exports.
Gender pay gap is narrowing
The average hourly wages for women in 2024 were 10.5 percent lower than those for men.
Economic outlook less positive
As of February 2022, the economic situation is less positive than in January according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
Exploring the GK price index
The present paper is about a particular type of price index, called the GK price index (named after Geary and Khamis) and some of its variants. Some of their properties are investigated.