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Turnover hotel and restaurant sector levels out in 4th quarter
The turnover in the hotel and restaurant sector in the fourth quarter of 2003 was the same as in the corresponding quarter of 2002. In the first nine months of 2003, turnover dropped by 3 percent....
Substantially more building permits issued
In the first six months van 2006 building permits were issued for over 49 thousand dwellings.
Consumer confidence slightly higher again
Dutch consumer confidence, seasonally adjusted, reached -22 in February 2005. This is 4 points higher than in January, and also the second slight increase in a row. Dutch consumers started 2005 with...
Large drop in turnover for car and motorcycle trade
Turnover in the Dutch car and motorcycle trade was almost 17 percent down in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same period last year. Similar developments are being observed in neighbouring...
Unemployment down to 400 thousand
The seasonally corrected unemployment figure in the period June-August 2006 averaged 400 thousand. This is 5 thousand less than in the period May-July 2006.
Industrial production and turnover higher
In September 2005 the Dutch manufacturing industry produced 1.6 percent more than in September 2004, while turnover was up by 7 percent.
Household consumption up in the third quarter
The volume of domestic household consumption in the third quarter of 2004 was up by 0.6 percent on the same quarter of 2003. This increase occured mainly at the start of the quarter.
Number of income support benefits continues to grow
According to the most recent figures 325 thousand income support benefits were granted to people under the age of 65 by the end of December last year, i.e. an increase by 9 thousand relative to one...
More dwellings completed, fewer residential building permits issued
In the first half of 2008, more than 28 thousand dwellings were completed, 13 percent more than in the same period of 2007.
Consumption down in November
In November 2003 the volume of domestic consumption was 3.1 percent down on the same month of 2002. Consumers spent less on durable goods in particular. About half the decrease in domestic...
Job vacancies continue to fall
The job vacancies in the Netherlands at 113 thousand at the end of March 2010, after correction for seasonal effects.
Unemployment up after decreasing for a year
Seasonally corrected unemployment in the period July-September 2006 averaged 417 thousand.
Income support benefits drop below 300 thousand
The number of people younger than 65 years claiming income support fell to 297 thousand in the first quarter of 2007.
Large municipalities account for three quarters of population growth until 2025
According to the new regional population and household forecast released today by the Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) and Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the Dutch population will grow by...
Broeikasgassen
Hoe heeft de uitstoot van broeikasgassen zich ontwikkeld in 2018 t.o.v. de klimaatdoelstellingen? CBS-hoofdeconoom Peter Hein van Mulligen heeft de nieuwste cijfers.
Nearly one-quarter of Dutch prepared to donate their organs
Nearly one-quarter in the population aged 12 years and older have given explicit permission for their organs or tissues to be donated after death. More women than men have given permission for organ...
Within Europe, antibiotics use lowest in the Netherlands
Among European countries, the Netherlands prescribed the lowest volume of antibiotics (2013) while Greece prescribed the highest. Within the Netherlands, there are regional differences in the volume...
Job growth 2 percent in second quarter of 2008
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.
Increase in unemployment benefits slows down, decrease in labour disablement benefits
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...
Modest turnover growth in the hotel and restaurant sector in the first quarter of 2015
In the first quarter of 2015 the turnover of hotels and restaurants, fast food and cafeterias and bars and pubs was up 0.3 percent on the previous quarter. The volume, that is food and drinks and...
More and more people take medicines
In 2004 the number of people in the Netherlands taking prescribed or unprescribed medicines increased further. Contraceptive pill use among women continued to decline. People had fewer GP contacts...
Unemployment down slightly among non-western foreigners in 2008
Unemployment fell slightly in 2008 among people in the Netherlands with a non-western foreign background.