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Unemployment further up
According to the most recent figures, seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 17 thousand in September 2011 to 438 thousand, i.e. 5.6 percent of the labour force.
Households spend less in December
The volume of domestic consumption was 2.1 percent lower in December 2003 than in the same month in 2002. This was the tenth month in a row that consumption was lower than twelve months previously....
Additional tables Migrants Monitor 2011-2012 (Dutch only)
Additional breakdown of Table 3 of the Migrants Monitor 2011-2012. Data are available on request. Commissioned by: Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
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
Wellbeing; alterations in marital status and employment situation,1998/2009
Happiness, satisfaction with life Alterations in marital status and employment situation
Foreign trade up again
International goods trade in the Netherlands was higher in November 2004 than twelve months previously. It was the ninth month in a row that both exports and imports were significantly higher than in...
Sharp fall in unemployment
Seasonally corrected unemployment was 357 thousand on average in the period February- April 2007. This is 17 thousand down on the period January-March.
Higher prices for clothes and shoes push up inflation rate
In March 2007, Dutch inflation was 1.8 percent.
Less paid into company savings schemes
Dutch employees deposited a total 783 million euro in accounts for life course savings schemes in 2008. This is more than 7 percent less than in 2007.
Consumption slightly up in June
The volume of domestic consumption was 0.6 percent larger in June 2004 than in the same month last year. Spending on goods was about the same as twelve months previously, while spending on services...
House prices nearly 10 percent down from twelve months previously
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings sold in January 2013 were on average 9.6 percent lower than in January 2012, the most substantial price drop relative to twelve months previously since the...
Turnover sector hotels and restaurants further down in 2009
Turnover volume in the sector hotels and restaurants slumped by 7.4 percent in 2009 relative to the preceding year. The decline was twice as bad as in 2008. Such a dramatic downturn has not been...
Sustained growth retail sector in May
Today that retail sales were 0.9 percent up in May from one year previously.
International trade up in April
In April 2005 imports and exports of goods were appreciably higher than one year previously. The value of exports was 23.0 billion euro, 12 percent higher than in April 2004.
Sharp rise in retail turnover
Dutch retail turnover was 5.6 percent higher in November 2006 than in November 2005.
Inflation further down
Inflation in the Netherlands was 1.1 percent in February, i.e. 0.3 percentage points lower than in January. In February, the lowest level in more than three and a half years was reached.
House prices are falling less once again
According to the house price index of existing own homes, prices of houses sold in June 2010 were down by an average of 1.4 percent on June 2009.
Fewer women receive alimony, lower amounts involved
On average, a woman who got divorced in 2013 and was entitled to alimony received 980 euros a month. This so-called partner alimony has decreased marginally since 2009. In the period 2001–2009, the...
Fewer individual, more business bankruptcies in 2008
The number of bankruptcies declined by over 14 percent in 2008 relative to the previous year. The number of personal and one-person business bankruptcies declined considerably, but the amount of...
Again higher turnover in retail trade
The Dutch retail trade in April 2006 was up by 5.0 percent on April 2005.
Fewer income support benefits for young people
New figures show that 314 thousand people younger than 65 years were claiming income support benefit at the end of September 2011.
Unemployment marginally higher
Unemployment over the period December 2008 - February 2009 averaged 314 thousand (4.1 percent of the labour force).