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According to the latest figures 456 thousand people in the Netherlands were registered as unemployed (5.8 percent of the labour force) in December last year, as many as in November.

In February 2015, selling prices of products manufactured in the Netherlands were 8.8 percent down from February 2014. In January 2015, prices were 10.6 percent down from twelve months previously.

In the first four months of 2015, the value of agricultural exports was 2.7 percent down from the same period last year. The value of exports of dairy, cattle and meat fell substantially. Exports of...

The inflation fell from 1.0 percent in November to 0.7 percent in December, the lowest level since October 2009.

In the second quarter of 2008, the number of jobs of employees increased by 154 thousand (2.0 percent) relative to the same quarter last year.

In the first quarter of 2004 the number of unemployments benefits (WW) grew again and totalled 311 thousand at the end of March but the growth rate is slowing down. The number of benefits paid under...

The number of job vacancies in the Netherlands rose slightly in the fourth quarter of 2006. After correction for seasonal effects, there were 225 thousand vacancies at the end of December.

ICT has had a positive effect on the Dutch economy between 2000 and December 2010. Firms became more productive in sectors where ICT is used intensively.

The number of people younger than 65 years in the Netherlands claiming income support rose again in the first quarter of 2010.

Goods exports were 0.25 percent lower in the first ten months of 2014 than in the same period in 2013. Lower market prices were the main reason for this.

The volume of exports of goods was 1.9 percent up in June 2014 from June 2013, after a 3.0 percent drop in May. The volume of imported goods was 1.9 percent down from twelve months previously. The...

In the second quarter of 2004, the Dutch retail trade saw its turnover go down by 2.7 percent compared to the same quarter of 2003. It is the fifth quarter in a row that the turnover of Dutch retail...

Over 80 percent of all households with internet had broadband by June 2006. Four years earlier this was just a quarter.

The output reduction of table and seed potatoes was restricted to 3 percent in 2006, relative to the previous year.

Structure of national net lending/borrowing Annual data

Decennia lang werden prijzen persoonlijk in winkels opgenomen om de consumentenprijsindex (CPI) te kunnen berekenen. Door voortschrijdende technische ontwikkelingen is dit niet meer nodig. Een...

De sociale spanningen indicator is een experimentele tool die een actuele indicatie geeft van de mate van sociale spanning en emoties in de samenleving. De sociale spanningen indicator is een...

Last year, Dutch car sales grew more rapidly than on average in the European Union. More than 13.7 million new passenger cars were sold across the EU last year, i.e. 9 percent more than in 2014. Car...

The amount of social security benefits to persons younger than 65 rose by 22 thousand in 2009.