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The economic situation at the end of April was about the same as at the end of March. Improvements and downswings more or less balanced each other out. The heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle...

According to the latest figures, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation increased by 21 thousand in January to 592 thousand.

Food is slightly cheaper in the Netherlands than the EU average. Cigarettes cost slightly more and alcohol slightly less than the EU average.

The volume of exports of goods was more than 11 percent higher in December 2010 than twelve months previously. In November exports grew by nearly 9 percent.

December’s consumer confidence index was marginally up on the previous month and is now, after a minor downturn in November, back at the level of September and October.

Many commuters live on the outskirts of town. They often live in areas situated on the fringes of their place of residence.

In secondary vocational education (mbo), women more often than men opt for training programmes at a higher level. Programmes with an emphasis on socio-pedagogical subjects are particularly popular.

The inflation rate in the Netherlands averaged 1.9 percent in December, i.e. 0.4 percentage points down on November. For the fourth month running, the rate was lower than in the preceding month.

Over the period 1997-2009, the share of student loans in the system student loans and grants has steadily grown. The total amount of public spending on student loans and grants has also increased...

September was a moderate month for the retail trade sector.

The school dropout rate in the Netherlands was reduced in recent years to 8.8 percent in 2012. The rate across the EU was also gradually reduced.