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Wellbeing; alterations in marital status and employment situation,1998/2009
Happiness, satisfaction with life Alterations in marital status and employment situation
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...
Slight consumption increase in 2004
The volume of domestic household consumption in 2004 increased by 0.4 percent, whereas consumption volume in 2003 fell by 0.9 percent. This means that household consumption in 2004 recovered slightly...
Municipal tax rates 5 percent up
Dutch municipalities expect to receive 7.7 billion euro in municipal taxes this year, an increase by 5 percent relative to 2008.
Higher turnover manufacturing industry in September
In September 2004 turnover of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 9 percent up on September last year. This was mainly due to higher selling prices. Production fell in the period August – September...
Unemployment reduced further, though marginally
The seasonally adjusted unemployment figure for October 2010 stood at 410 thousand, i.e. 2 thousand fewer than in September.
House prices drop further
Prices of existing owner-occupied houses sold in November 2010 were on average 1.1 percent lower than in November 2009.
Higher turnover and production in the manufacturing industry
In February 2006 the turnover of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 9 percent higher than in February 2005. This was mainly due to higher selling prices. Dutch industrial production increased...
Unemployment continues to fall
There were on average 447 thousand people unemployed in the Netherlands in the period February-April 2006. The seasonally corrected figure was 427 thousand, 8 thousand less than in the period...
Consumer Credit
To give a quantitative description of credit granted to individuals for the purchase of consumer goods, and the resulting debt.
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.
Renewable electricity; domestic production, imports and exports, 1990-2013
Domestic production, import and exports of renewable electricity from hydro power, wind energy, solar photovoltaic energy and biomass
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Retail turnover up in March
Dutch retail turnover was 2.2 percent higher in March 2012 than in the same month last year.
Dutch house prices up again
Prices of owner-occupied homes, excluding new constructions, were on average 1.7 percent higher in August 2014 than in August 2013. This was the fifth month in a row with increasing year-on-year...
Inflation rate drops to 1.9 percent
The inflation rate in the Netherlands dropped marginally to 1.9 percent in February 2011. In January this year, consumer prices were 2.0 percent up on January 2010.
Unemployment continues to drop
In the period September-November 2007, an average of 306 thousand persons (4.0 percent of the employed labour force) were unemployed as against 5.2 percent in the same period last year.
Interest rate slightly up
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 1.8 percent in February 2013, i.e. 0.1 of a percentage point up on January.
Dutch inflation down
The Dutch inflation rate was 2.8 percent in August. In July, inflation had reached the highest level in nearly half a decade (3.1 percent).
Inflation rate soaring
Dutch inflation stood at 3.2 percent in July, i.e. 0.6 percentage points higher than in June. For the first time since 2002, the rate crossed the 3 percent mark.
Sector hotels and restaurants thriving
The sector hotels and restaurants reported a 4.5 percent higher turnover in the third quarter of 2006 than one year previously. Prices increased by nearly 2 percent, hence the volume of turnover rose...
Number of social security benefits marginally higher in 2011
According to the latest figures, 316 thousand social security benefits were granted by the end of last year to individuals under the age of 65 living at home, i.e. 9 thousand more than one year...
Private sector more sombre about job vacancies
The mood of the Dutch private sector concerning developments on the job market has deteriorated in the past few months. In September, pessimists just constituted the majority, after five months of...
Number building of permits drops further
Figures published today put the number of permits granted for the construction of new dwellings at nearly 17 thousand. This is 37 percent lower than in the same period last year.