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The Business Cycle Tracer; patterns in the Dutch business cycle
Statistics Netherlands has developed the Business Cycle Tracer as a tool to assist in the analysis of short term developments in the Dutch economy. The emphasis is on the dynamics in the economy, the...
Revisions to GDP and GNI in 2021 and 2022
This article details the revisions made to Statistics Netherlands’ (CBS) national accounts for the 2021 and 2022 reporting years.
Entrepreneurs less concerned about business continuity
The number of entrepreneurs in virtually all non-financial industries who estimate their business will continue to exist in the current economic situation for at least another 12 months increased...
Life style and (preventive) health; personal characteristics, 2014-2021
Smoking, alcohol and drug use, being overweight, physical activity Sexual health, nutrition, health examination, giving informal care.
Economic outlook more positive
IAs of January, the economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has improved.
Unemployment rate remained 3.6 percent in August
In August 2023, 364 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. This is 3.6 percent of the labour force, just as in July.
Imports from India have increased eightfold since 2002
Between 2002 and 2022, the value of Dutch goods imported from India became eight times higher. India’s share in Dutch imports rose as well over the same period, from 0.6 percentage point to 1 percent.
Intermittent exporting: unusual business or business as usual?
We construct an empirically supported definition of intermittent and perennial exporting and investigate to what extent intermittent exporters are distinguishable from non-exporters and perennial...
Fewer new business started up and more businesses closed down
The number of new business start-ups in 2012 was 19 thousand down from 2011 and the number of closedowns grew by nearly 11 thousand. Yet, the overall number of businesses increased for the sixth year...
Manufacturing output 2 percent down in February
In February 2023, the average daily output of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 2.0 percent lower than in February 2022.
SDG 8.2 Labour and leisure time
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 Decent work and economic growth: labour and leisure time. The themes under SDG 8.2 concentrate on how to give everybody who wants to work, the...
CBS World Café VIII – Firm productivity April 4th, 2023, 14:00-15:00
The theme of CBS World Café VIII is Firm productivity. A key measure of firm performance is their ability to transform inputs such as capital and labour, into output such as sales.
Searching for business websites
Searching for the website addresses of businesses
Business solar capacity now exceeds residential
In 2019, the installed capacity of commercial and industrial solar systems exceeded that of home solar systems for the first time. Total installed capacity grew by 2,265 to 6,874 megawatts (MW).
Household consumption almost 1 percent up in March
Households spent 0.8 percent more in March 2023 year on year, adjusted for price changes.
Business confidence hits record high
The Dutch business confidence index is at a record high.
Producer confidence slightly up
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers has improved in March 2023.
Businesses face growing shortage of staff
At the start of Q3 2018, staff shortages in the non-financial private sector had increased according to the business confidence indicator. This formed an impediment to business operations across...
Sharper decline in business confidence
At the beginning of Q4 2019, business confidence - the sentiment indicator of the Dutch private sector – was at a lower level compared to the previous quarter. Nevertheless, entrepreneurs are still...
Free Services in the Netherlands
In this paper Statistics Netherlands estimates the size of free services in the Netherlands using two different approaches. Both approaches are embedded within the national accounts framework.
The internet essential for fifty thousand businesses
More than 50 duizend businesses in the Netherlands rely on the internet for their revenues.
One-quarter of businesses facing staff shortages
At the start of Q3 2019, one-quarter of Dutch non-financial enterprises were still affected by staff shortages.
Business confidence remains high
Business confidence in Q3 2016
Business confidence increases slightly
Confidence among Dutch entrepreneurs is increasing slightly in Q2 2019, after two quarters of decline. However, staff shortages are still affecting business operations at some enterprises.
Working with businesses to collect CPI data
Working with businesses to collect CPI data