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Top sectors employ over 1.6 million people
The so-called top sectors include more than 260 thousand businesses. Together, they accounted for more than one third of total output value in 2010. Two thirds of spending on innovation projects by...
Male labour participation rate lower in major cities than in the rest of the country
In the four major Dutch cities, the labour participation rate of the male population was below the nationwide average.
PVV and GL voters often hold opposing views
The opinions of Dutch voters on political issues often vary widely. This applies in particular to Green Left (GL) voters and Party for Freedom (PVV) voters.
Wine imports from France declining
The share of French wine in Dutch wine imports dropped for the sixth successive year in 2009. German, Italian and Chilean wines, on the other hand, are becoming increasingly popular.
Fewer debt management plans in 2012
Last year, 13.8 thousand debt management plans were imposed by Dutch courts. After two years of dramatic increase, the number declined marginally in 2012. Three quarters of DMPs concluded in 2012...
goods transported via land and water cover less than 300 kilometres
Ninety percent of goods loaded on to road vehicles, inland vessels or trains in the Netherlands are subsequently transported across a distance of less than 300 kilometres. The shorter the road...
Largest growth in investments in over a year
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 12.3 percent up in March 2017.
Many bankruptcies
In March this year, 709 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt, i.e. 50 down from February, when the number of bankruptcies was at an...
Household consumption 1.6 percent up
In August 2010, household spending on goods and services was 1.6 percent up on August 2009.
Unemployment slightly further down
In January 2011, seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 398 thousand, a decline by 3 thousand relative to December 2010. Unemployment has been in decline for almost a year now.
Households cautious about spending
Household spending on goods and services was 2.6 percent lower in October 2009 than in October 2008. in September spending was down by 3.0 percent. Household consumption was down on 2008 for the...
Business investments lower
In September 2010, the volume of corporate investments in tangible fixed assets was 4.8 percent down on September 2009. The decline is more substantial than in August, when private sector investments...
Which index should I use to index building costs of dwellings?
Statistics Netherlands compiles two series of building costs indices, each with its own uses.
Decline in household consumption slows down
Household spending on goods and services was 0.7 percent lower in January 2010 than in January 2009. In December, household spending still was 2.5 percent down on one year previously. Households have...
Unemployment rises quickly
In the period February-April 2009 unemployment averaged 360 thousand. This equals 4.6 percent of the labour force.
Number of bankruptcies exceptionally high
In July, 725 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt, an exceptionally high number on a monthly basis. The number of bankruptcies has...
Manufacturing prices continue to rise
Prices in manufacturing industry increased further in January. Selling prices were more than 11 percent up on twelve months previously, i.e. half a percentage point higher than in December 2010.
House prices almost 6 percent higher in November
In November 2019, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 5.8 percent higher than in the same month last year.
Number of people without medical insurance coverage stable
On 1 May last year, 152 thousand Dutch residents had no insurance against medical costs, almost as many as last year. The distribution of uninsured by gender and age also hardly changed, but there...
Number of hybrid cars doubled
The number of hybrid cars registered in the Netherlands rose further in 2008. From 11.3 thousand hybrid cars on Dutch roads on 1 January 2008, the number more than doubled to 23 thousand one year...
New dwellings; output price indices building costs
Provide insight into the development of the construction costs of new homes which the contractor charges to his client. This includes overheads, profit and risk of the contractor but excluding land...
Number of bankruptcies continues to rise
In January this year, 715 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt. The number of bankruptcies remains high.
Providers of business services slightly less optimistic
In September, business services providers anticipating turnover growth during the next three months outnumbered those anticipating a turnover decline, but with + 19, the index was marginally lower...