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Life expectancy gap between Dutch women and women elsewhere in Europe widening
Male life expectancy at birth for boys in the Netherlands was 79.9 years (2014). Male life expectancy is marginally higher in Norway, Sweden, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. Dutch girls have 83.3 years...
Exports down
The volume of exports of goods was 3.1 percent down in May 2014 from May 2013. This is the largest decrease in the last four and a half years. In the months prior to the decrease in May, exports had...
Dutch businesses more positive about employment in 2016
Dutch companies have a positive outlook for 2016. For the first time in five years, there are more companies expecting an increase in vacancies rather than reduction. In spite of a slight decline,...
Randstad region and central part of the Netherlands attract many job seekers
In 2013, nearly 850 thousand people were less than one year active in their current job. Nearly a quarter of a million of these people were working outside their region of residence.
Higher contribution exports to GDP and more jobs
The importance of exports has increased substantially in the period 2010-2013. In 2013, exports contributed 32.4 percent to the GDP, i.e. 3 percentage points more than in 2010.
Record number of immigrants in 2010
On 1 January 2011, the population of the Netherlands stood at 16.7 million, i.e. 80 thousand more than one year previously. In 2010, the previous immigration record of 2009 was marginally exceeded,...
Fewer victims of common crime
This year, 26 percent of the 15-and-over population in the Netherlands reported that they had been victimes of common crime, as against 29 percent two years ago; the number of offences experienced by...
Contribution to volume growth of GDP; National Accounts, 2016-2018
Contribution to volume growth GDP by expenditure components Annual data
Producer confidence in decline
Producer confidence in manufacturing industry fell to 0.5 in July 2004, slightly below June’s 1.9. The upward trend since the low point in June 2003 was interrupted for the second time by the decline...
Government deficit at 5.3 percent in 2009
The government deficit over 2009 stood at 5.3 percent of the GDP, as against a government surplus of 0.7 percent of the GDP in 2008.
Marginal economic growth
Tthe economic growth in the second quarter of 2012 was 0.2 percent relative to the first quarter, but economic growth was 0.5 percent down compared to the second quarter of 2011.
Modest growth for exports
The volume of exports of goods was 1.2 percent up in April 2014 from April 2013. In the first months of 2014, the foreign demand for natural gas was considerably lower than twelve months previously,...
Labour disablement benefits down by 60 thousand
In 2005, the number of people in the Netherlands claiming the three most important types of social security benefits declined. The total number of labour disablement benefits dropped by over 60...
More cyclists killed on Dutch roads
811 people were killed in road traffic accidents in the Netherlands in 2006.
Manufacturers more pessimistic, business services more optimistic
Producers’ confidence in the manufacturing industry is -0.1 in April 2005. Manufacturers are thus significantly less optimistic than in March.
Minimal growth for Dutch economy
The Dutch economic growth in the first quarter of 2010 at 0.1 percent compared with the same quarter last year.
Environm. goods and services sector; industries, ec.indicators, 2001-2012
Environmental sector by economic activity and per environmental domain Environmental protection, Resource management and Economic activity
Environmental Goods and Services Sector; industries, 1995 - 2011
Environmental sector by economic activity and per environmental domain Environmental protection, Resource management and Economic activity
Interest rates on the money market
Official interest, rates short - term deposits unsecured and call money