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House prices slightly down
Prices of existing owner-occupied residential property sold in August 2010 were on average 0.4 percent lower than in August 2009. Since February 2009, house prices have been continuously lower than...
Consumer confidence virtually unchanged
Dutch consumer confidence in January was virtually identical to that of December 2005.
International Trade in Services
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Foreign trade up 6 percent in June
The value of imports to and exports from the Netherlands was 6 percent higher in June than in the same month last year. Imports amounted to 20.7 billion euro, exports to 23.8 billion euro.
Unemployment further down
328 thousand persons (4.3 percent of the total labour force) were unemployed in the period July-September 2007.
Manufacturers expect to invest more
Dutch manufacturing companies expect to invest 2 percent more this year than in 2003. The increase in investment in 2004 is dampened by companies in the chemical industry, which expect to spend 37...
Slight fall in consumer confidence
After adjustment for seasonal effects, consumer confidence has fallen by 4 points to -32 in January 2004. This means that the hesitant recovery which set in at the end of 2003 has not continued into...
Unemployment creeping up
According to the most recent figures, seasonally adjusted unemployment rose marginally in March 2012 to 465 thousand, i.e. 5.9 percent of the labour force.
Continuous growth international trade
In October 2005 the volume of the imports of goods was 7 percent higher than a year ago. The volume of exports increased by 5 percent.
Unemployment further down
An average 460 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in the third quarter of 2004. After correction for seasonal effects total unemployment amounted to 460 thousand in this period.
Slight fall in consumer confidence
After adjustment for seasonal effects, consumer confidence in the Netherlands has fallen by 4 points in March, to -26. This slight fall follows a large increase in confidence in February. Consumer...
Dutch interest rate exceptionally low
In September 2014, the European Central Bank (ECB) will change various interest rates.
Dutch interest rate exceptionally low
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan dropped further to an average of 0,9 percent in November, i.e. 0.1 percentage point down from October.
Dutch interest rate exceptionally low
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan dropped further to an average of 1.15 percent in September, i.e. 0.05 percentage point down from July....
Nearly half a million single parents in the Netherlands
As more married and unmarried couples with children decide to split up, the number of single parents in the Netherlands continues to grow.
Producer confidence lower again
Producer confidence in the Dutch manufacturing industry reached 0.7 in December 2004. This is over 1 percent point down from November. Although producer confidence reached the lowest level since...
Sustained reduction social security benefits
In the third quarter of 2007, the number of under-65s receiving income support continued to fall.
Welfare no longer increasing in number
the number of welfare benefits claims on 30 June 2004 was 339 thousand, the same as in March. It is the first time in 18 months that there was no increase in the number of welfare benefits claims.
Job vacancies stable at high level
After correction for seasonal effects, figures released today put the number of job vacancies in the first quarter of 2006 at 172 thousand.
Unemployment among people with a western and non-western background marginally up in 2011
According to the latest figures 262 thousand native Dutch, 104 thousand residents with a non-western background and 52 thousand with a western background were seeking employment last year.
Unemployment continues to rise
An average 518 thousand people were out of work in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2005. This is 7.0 percent of the labour force. After correction for seasonal effects unemployment comes to...