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Insurance companies and pension funds invest more in foreign bonds
Dutch pension funds and insurance companies increased their foreign bond holdings by 13 billion euro to 238 billion euro in the third quarter of 2004. The balance sheet total of insurance companies...
Household consumption remains low
Dutch household spending was 3.1 percent lower in June 2009 than in June 2008. In April as well as in May household spending dropped by 3.7 percent. Domestic household consumption has been lower than...
Reversal of consumer confidence among highest incomes
Consumer confidence in the Netherlands has fallen substantially in the space of one year: from -5 in the first quarter of 2011 to -36 in the second quarter of 2012. Among people with the highest...
Revenue from sewerage charges doubled within a decade
Municipal authorities expect revenue from sewerage charges to double in 2010 compared to 2000. This is due to higher costs for maintenance and construction of the sewerage system and the fact that a...
Population Caribbean Netherlands stable
On 1 January 2016 the population of the Caribbean Netherlands totalled 24,548 inhabitants.
Prices loaf of bread stable, rice prices up
Bread is one of our basic food products. The Dutch spend nearly 4 times as much on bread as on potatoes, rice and pasta together.
Investments Dutch private sector in knowledge and know-how down in 2009
Due to the economic crisis, investments in knowledge and know-how by the Dutch private sector were more than 7 percent down in 2009 from 2008. Such a substantial decrease has not occurred in the...
Increase municipal levies less substantial after correction
Relative to 2006, the increase appears to be 4.3 percent rather than 6.6 percent, as adjusted figures, based on the municipal budgets show.
More brambles and nettles in Dutch countryside
The quality of flora in the Dutch countryside deteriorated in the period 2000-2007. Vegetation such as brambles, catch weed, creeping thistles and stinging nettles have increased and displaced other...
College of appeal for commerce
Court deciding on conflicts in economic administrative law and in appeals against a decision or action by a corporate body.
Semi-paved area
Semi- built up and paved area.
Growing number of small enterprises
On 1 January 2010, there were 864 thousand businesses and institutions in the Netherlands, an increase by more than 19 thousand relative to 1 January 2009. The growth was entirely caused by an...
Consumer confidence remains low
Dutch consumers were just as pessimistic in September as in the preceding month. The consumer confidence index remained stable at -33.
Crime rate marginally down
The proportion of Dutch aged 15 years and older who report to have beenvictims of common crimes like vandalism, violence and property offences hasbeen reduced marginally last year to just over 25...
Number of employed continues to rise
Between August and October 2018, the number of people aged 15 to 74 in paid employment grew by an average of 20 thousand per month. Total employment stood at more than 8.8 million in October....
Sponsor
Individual or company paying for an event in return for advertising.
Distance travelled
Transport measure based on distance travelled and transport volume.