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E-shopping is still gaining popularity. Last year, 9.3 million people bought goods and services over the Internet.

The number of unemployed averaged 363 thousand in the period May-July 2007.

In the first quarter of 2008, consumer confidence was considerably lower than one year previously. The mood among consumers in the highest income bracket dropped more rapidly than among low-income...

On average, people in the Netherlands lived 5.1 kilometres (km) away from the nearest railway station in 2008.

In January 2006, manufacturing turnover was 9 percent up on one year previously. This is exclusively caused by higher selling prices and an extra working day.

The litre price of Euro95 averaged 1.776 euro in March 2012. Consumers can obtain cheaper petrol at self-service stations.

In November 2010, the volume of goods exports was up by 8 percent on November 2009. Although growth was slightly less rapid than in October, the volume of exports reached about the highest level ever...

In the first quarter of 2009, net profits of non-financial companies amounted to 22.7 billion euro, i.e. 10.6 billion euro down on the first quarter of 2008. For the fifth quarter...

Last year, 14.9 thousand court orders for debt repayments were pronounced, approximately as many as in 2006. This put a stop to the annual increase.

More than 7 percent of children in the Netherlands under 18 years of age lived in a household that dependent on income support in 2007. This is a total of just over 250 thousand children.

The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 0.5 percent up in May 2014 from May 2013. The growth of private and public sector investments continues, but has slowed down compared to the...

In 2009, the number of facilities per 100 thousand residents in the Netherlands had increased by 4 percent relative to 2005. In urban areas, the increase was more than 6 percent.

The volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was 5.0 percent higher in October 2014 than in October 2013. Investment in dwellings, infrastructure and in machinery and installations were the main...

Nearly 24 thousand containers (half a million tons of goods) with cold-stored and deep-frozen products are transported overseas to the Netherlands every month.