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After adjustment for seasonal effects, consumer confidence has fallen by 4 points to -32 in January 2004. This means that the hesitant recovery which set in at the end of 2003 has not continued into...

According to the most recent figures, seasonally adjusted unemployment rose marginally in March 2012 to 465 thousand, i.e. 5.9 percent of the labour force.

As more married and unmarried couples with children decide to split up, the number of single parents in the Netherlands continues to grow.

Producer confidence in the Dutch manufacturing industry reached 0.7 in December 2004. This is over 1 percent point down from November. Although producer confidence reached the lowest level since...

Dutch consumer confidence in January was virtually identical to that of December 2005.

In October 2005 the volume of the imports of goods was 7 percent higher than a year ago. The volume of exports increased by 5 percent.

74 percent of Dutch households had a fast internet connection at home in 2007.

The population in the Netherlands has grown less rapidly over the past six months than in the same period last year.

After correction for seasonal effects, figures released today put the number of job vacancies in the first quarter of 2006 at 172 thousand.

the number of welfare benefits claims on 30 June 2004 was 339 thousand, the same as in March. It is the first time in 18 months that there was no increase in the number of welfare benefits claims.

Dutch producers expect to invest 13 percent more than in 2004. Among the various branches of industry only the food, beverages and tobacco industry expect a dip in investments.

In the first quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees grew by 34 thousand relative to the first quarter of 2010.

The real disposable income of Dutch households rose by nearly 4 percent in 2007, the highest growth since 2001.

The Dutch provinces realised economic growth in 2010 after the 2009 slump.

In the second quarter of 2015, hotels, restaurants, snack bars and pubs saw their turnover rise by 2 percent on the previous quarter, the fastest increase in 4.5 years.

Seasonally adjusted unemployment averaged 394 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2006, a reduction by 11 thousand relative to the period September-November 2006.

According to the most recent figures, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation increased further in August 2012 by 4 thousand to reach 514 thousand.

Dutch retail turnover was again higher in 2007 than in the preceding year. The growth rate was 3.7 percent.

Local taxes will rise by nearly 7 percent in 2007 relative to last year.

In the third quarter of 2007, the number of under-65s receiving income support continued to fall.

The proportion of Dutch aged 15 years and older who occasionally felt unsafe in 2011 was marginally lower than one year previously. The proportion who reported they had been victims of common crime...