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More alarm call-outs fire services in 2015
In 2015, fire station control rooms received a total of 234 thousand reports of incident, slightly more than in 2014. Over half of these cases were fire emergencies, the other calls were requests for...
Expenditure on care 6.2 percent up
Last year, national spending on health care and welfare totalled 79 billion euro, a 6.2 percent increase on 2007.
Lack of important new skills or know-how among nearly a quarter of Dutch employees
Lack of important new skills or know-how among nearly a quarter of Dutch employees In 2014 some 23 percent of all Dutch employees lacked new skills and know-how they needed to perform well in their...
Dutch economic growth at 1.8 percent in the third quarter of 2010
Dutch economic growth in the third quarter of 2010 reached 1.8 percent compared to the same quarter of 2009.
More jobs in fourth quarter 2005
There were slightly more jobs in the fourth quarter of 2005 than in the third quarter. After corrections for seasonal effects the number of employee jobs rose by 9 thousand.
Economic growth rises to 4.1 percent
Dutch economic growth was 4.1 percent in the third quarter of 2007 compared wit the same period last year. This is the highest growth rate for more than seven years.
Economic growth 2.5 percent in first quarter
Dutch economic growth was 2.5 percent in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the same quarter last year.
Changes in the dwelling stock; 1995-2011
Number of dwellings, dwelling stock, newly built houses and other changes by municipality
COVID-19 impact on public health
The coronavirus crisis affects nearly the entire population of the Netherlands and will certainly be reflected in CBS statistics that are to be published.
Credit crisis has limited effects in 2007
Dutch financial institutions suffered only limited effects of the international credit crisis in 2007. The value of their financial assets diminished by only 32 billion euro as a result of lower...
Participation in politics
Participation; political favour and voting behaviour, political interest and opinions by personal characteristics
Selling prices manufacturing industry further down
In July 2015, prices of Dutch manufactured products were 6.0 percent down from July 2014. In June, prices had been 5.4 percent below the level of twelve months previously.
Three quarters of all young people want to marry
In the first nine months of 2009 there were fewer marriages than the year before. In 2009 as a whole there will be about 72 thousand marriages, 3.5 thousand less than in 2008. This decrease has to do...
Inflation rate marginally up
According to the consumer price index (CPI), Dutch inflation over October was 0.7 percent. In September, consumer prices were 0.6 percent up from one year previously. Petrol and airline ticket prices...
Sustained growth manufacturing output
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry in January 2016 was 2.8 percent up from the same month last year. This is mainly due to considerable production growth in the...
Psychological complaints in girls and older women
In 2014, more than 1 in 10 Dutch people aged 12 or up suffered from psychological complaints. Women had more mental health problems than men. In particular girls between 16 and 20 and older women...
Dutch economic growth reaches 2.1 percent
The Dutch economy grew by 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2010 relative to the same quarter in 2009.
More two-income couples with one full-time job and one large part-time job
More and more women, in particular the youngest generations, participate on the labour market. As a result of this development, the distribution of working hours between partners has also changed....
Economic growth stays 2.9 percent
The Dutch economy saw robust growth in the first quarter of 2006. The Dutch gross domestic product (GDP) was up by 2.9 percent on the year before.
Unemployment further up
An average of 430 thousand persons were unemployed in the period November 2009-January 2010, i.e. 5.6 percent of the labour force.
Traffic death toll further down
Last year, 791 people were killed on Dutch roads.
Care and rent allowances continue to rise, childcare allowance lower again
Dutch central government paid just over 10.4 billion euros in income-related allowances for housing, health care and children in 2013. Spending on care allowances, in particular, rose, to 5.1 billion...
Purchasing power up after four years of decline
After four years of decline, the purchasing power of the Dutch population improved by 1.5 percent in 2014. All population groups saw their spending power rise in a period of slow economic recovery....