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Number of income support benefits up again
The number of people younger than 65 years in the Netherlands claiming income support rose again in the first quarter of 2010.
Broadband accepted at neck breaking speed
Over 80 percent of all households with internet had broadband by June 2006. Four years earlier this was just a quarter.
export value fractionally lower in 2014
Goods exports were 0.25 percent lower in the first ten months of 2014 than in the same period in 2013. Lower market prices were the main reason for this.
Exports up again
The volume of exports of goods was 1.9 percent up in June 2014 from June 2013, after a 3.0 percent drop in May. The volume of imported goods was 1.9 percent down from twelve months previously. The...
Quarterly turnover in retail trade lower again
In the second quarter of 2004, the Dutch retail trade saw its turnover go down by 2.7 percent compared to the same quarter of 2003. It is the fifth quarter in a row that the turnover of Dutch retail...
Potato crop better than anticipated
The output reduction of table and seed potatoes was restricted to 3 percent in 2006, relative to the previous year.
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.
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...
growth Dutch car sales above EU average
Last year, Dutch car sales grew more rapidly than on average in the European Union. More than 13.7 million new passenger cars were sold across the EU last year, i.e. 9 percent more than in 2014. Car...
Unemployment considerably down
Seasonally adjusted unemployment averaged 380 thousand in the period November 2006–January 2007, a reduction by 12 thousand relative to the period October-December 2006.
Population hardly growing
The population of the Netherlands grew by fewer than 2 thousand people in the first half of 2006. In the same period last year, the increase was still as many as 7 thousand.
Job vacancies remain at record level
The number of job vacancies in the Netherlands remains high.
Unemployment continues rapid rise
An average half a million people in the Netherlands were unemployed in the first quarter of 2004. This is 128 thousand more than in the same quarter last year. In the last three months, 6.6 percent...
Unemployment rises further in May
Unemployment in the Netherlands rose by 9 thousand in May, to 659 thousand persons.
Favourable prospects for residential building
The number of residential building permits issued in 2006 exceeded 96 thousand, the highest number in nearly a decade.
Unemployment climbs to 6 percent
Unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation increased by 18 thousand in January 2012 to 474 thousand, i.e. 6.0 percent of the labour force.
Inflation below 1 percent again
Inflation in the Netherlands fell to 0.9 percent in September. In August it was still 1 percent.
Fewer potatoes and onions
Farmers expect the potato crop to be 8 percent lower in 2005 than in 2004. This means they will lift some 4,8 billion kilos of ware and seed potatoes.
Fewer corporate and personal bankruptcies filed in 2010
Last year, 9.6 thousand bankruptcies were filed, i.e. 9 percent fewer than in 2009.
Continued optimism in manufacturing industry
Producers’ confidence in the manufacturing industry has risen to 5.9 in March 2006. This is the highest level for five years.