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There were 516 thousand registered unemployed in the Netherlands in the period February-April 2005. If seasonal effects are taken into account, unemployment amounted to half a million, an increase by...

A majority in the Dutch population evaluate their own health as ranging from good to excellent. Nearly one in five individuals evaluate their own state of health as rather poor.

Retail turnover dropped by 6.4 percent in November 2009 relative to the same month one year previously.

The inflation rate in April 2009 was 1.8 percent. This is 0.2 percent point lower than in March.

Producers’ confidence in the manufacturing industry has improved slightly in May. Changes in producers’ confidence have been very limited for a year now. Indeed, producers’ confidence in May is...

For the fourth quarter running, diesel sales slumped in the second quarter of 2009 relative to the same period one year previously. A downturn of this magnitude only occurred once in the past.

Dutch consumer confidence in September 2006 improved relative to August. Opinions held by Dutch consumers on the economic climate as well as their willingness to buy improved.

Households trimmed spending in the first two months of 2005. The volume of domestic consumption by households in February was 1.0 percent down on February 2004. Consumers spent far less on durable...

At the end of March this year, 263 thousand persons were living on social security, an increase by 4 thousand relative to the end of 2008.

The Dutch inflation rate was 0.2 percent in July 2009, the lowest since December 1987. In June, inflation was still 1.4 percent.

In December 2009, Dutch inflation was 1.1 percent, i.e. an increase by 0.1 percentage points compared to November. Inflation in the Netherlands increased for the fifth month running.

The Dutch economy shrank by 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with the preceding quarter. The first estimate, published on 14 February put the contraction at 0.2 percent.

The mood among Dutch consumers improved substantially in January, because consumers were much more optimistic about the economic climate. The consumer confidence index rose 6 points and stood at -8....

Inflation in the Netherlands was 1.9 percent in January, the same as in December 2008.

Prices of existing owner-occupied houses sold in September 2010 were on average 0.6 percent lower than in September 2009.

According to the latest figures, nearly all provinces achieved economic growth last year. North Brabant, Utrecht and Flevoland enjoyed the fastest economic growth, but in the province of Zeeland the...

The Dutch inflation rate was 2.4 percent in September, the lowest level over the last 12 months.

Prices of Dutch existing owner-occupied houses sold in October 2009 were on average 5.2 percent down on October 2008.

The number of people aged under 65 years claiming income support fell by nearly 11 thousand in the third quarter of 2006. This is the largest quarterly decrease since 1999.

The Dutch inflation rate in May 2009 was 1.6 percent.

the turnover of the Dutch retail trade was 5.6 percent lower in October 2004 than in October 2003. So the slight improvements in turnover developments of the first nine months did not continue in...

Selling prices of Dutch manufacturing industry were 0.4 percent up in June 2014 from June 2013. For the first time since more than a year, prices of manufactured products are higher than twelve...

The volume of domestic consumption by households was 0.5 percent smaller in April 2005 than in April 2004. Households spent less on durable goods in particular, but spending on food was also lower...