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Dutch interest rate further down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 1.8 percent in March 2014.
Number of jobs continues to rise
In the second quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 46 thousand higher than in the same quarter of 2010, an increase of 0.6 percent.
Unemployment up in July
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands was 413 thousand in July, i.e. 22 thousand above the level in the preceding month.
GDP growth rate 0.5 percent in Q2 2019
According to the first estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands GDP expanded by 0.5 percent in Q2 2019 relative to the previous quarter.
Large income gap between working fathers and mothers
In 2011, the average gross annual wage of female employees was 33 thousand euro, i.e. 55 percent of the average income of their male colleagues who earned 58 thousand euro. The gender income gap is...
Most recipients of part-time WW benefits in metal industry
In the period April 2009−April 2010, 69 thousand employees received part-time unemployment (WW) benefits. Nearly half of them were employed in the metal industry.
Hydropower
Energy generated by falling or flowing water.
Investments almost five percent up in September
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 4.7 percent up in September 2017.
Single birth
A birth where one child is born.
Share of renewable energy at 5.9% in 2016
Consumption of wind and solar energy rose, consumption of energy from biomass sources decreased slightly
Municipality of birth
The municipality in which someone was born.
Interest rate down
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.4 percent in May 2011, 0.3 of a percentage point down on April. In the previous seven...
Third quarter economic growth unchanged at 1.8 percent
Figures from Statistics Netherlands put Dutch economic growth at 1.8 percent in the third quarter of 2008 compared with twelve months previously. This is the lowest growth rate since the beginning of...
Onshore wind turbines taller and more efficient
Dutch wind turbines collectively generated 7.6 billion kWh of electricity in 2015.
Manufacturing output prices up by nearly 5 percent
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were nearly 5 percent up in September 2017 year-on-year.
Collective labour agreement sector (CAO sector)
All enterprises and institutions active in the Netherlands are included in a collective labour agreement (CAO in Dutch) sector. The division into CAO sectors is based on the position of employees in...
Multi-person household without children
Private household consisting of at least two people without children living at home, and possibly more additional members.