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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.
Manufacturing turnover 27 percent down
Dutch Manufacturing turnover decreased by 27 percent in May 2009 relative to one year previously. The decrease is in the same order of magnitude as in the first four months of 2009. Nearly half of...
Hay fever season arriving early this year
In 2019, people suffering from hay fever have bought their pollen allergy medication relatively early in the year.
Number of women killed by partner or ex unchanged in 15 years
An average of 22 women were killed each year by their partner or ex-partner between 2020 and 2024 (including cases where a partner or ex-partner was the perpetrator or presumed perpetrator).
Marriage dissolution
Ending a marriage through death or divorce.
Working voluntary carers take more time off
The number of people who had a job wile also providing voluntary care for a sick relative was about the same in 2007 as in 2005. Employees did take more time off to provide this care in 2007. The use...
Manufacturing stocks shrink further
Manufacturers had reduced their stocks of finished products by more than 14 percent in January relative to January 2009. The decrease in January was somewhat larger than in the five preceding months.
Record number of enterprise births in 2019
In 2019, over 207 thousand new enterprises were established in the Netherlands, 23 thousand more than in the previous year. The number of enterprise births within one year has never been this high.
Mothers working or claiming benefit 2009 (Dutch only)
At the request of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), Statistics Netherlands’ Centre for Policy Related Statistics has calculated figures for 2009 on mothers by whether they had a...
Unemployment rate higher among men and young people
In the first quarter of 2009, the unemployment rate in the Netherlands was 4.4 percent, the same as one year previously, but unemployment rates for men and young people were higher than in the first...
Considerable increase in foreign trade
In June 2004 the value of goods imported to the Netherlands was 17 percent up on June 2003. The value of goods exported from the Netherlands was 18 percent up on June last year.
The Hague expands on smart city ambition
At the UDC, data from the Municipality of The Hague can be combined with CBS’s data
Business confidence higher at start of third quarter
Business confidence continued its upward climb at the start of the third quarter of 2021, reaching the highest level since measurements started in 2008.
Trade union membership rates continue to decline
In 2008, one in five employees working in paid employment for at least twelve hours a week were members of a trade union. In recent years, trade union membership rates have fallen considerably.
Consumer confidence improves further
Dutch consumer confidence improved marginally in February. The confidence index climbed 2 points to reach -10. The improvement was entirely due to an increase in consumers’ willingness-to-buy....
Decomposition price indices
A class of price indices is discussed which models prices using a method that decomposes prices into a time component and a product dependent component.