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Foreign companies in the Netherlands: more productive but not more profitable
The average labour productivity of Dutch companies under foreign controlin the period 2008-2011 was considerably higher than of other Dutch companies. This is evident from data on the companies in...
Investments by enterprises in industry; expectations and motives
Investments, expectations, motives, enterprises, industry Business Sector SBI 2008
Turnover removal companies slows down
During the second quarter of 2015, removal companies did not benefit from the recovery of the housing market. Although house sales grew by 19 percent relative to the same period last year, removal...
Collectively agreed wage increase 3.7 percent in first quarter of 2009
In the first quarter of 2009, collectively negotiated (CAO) wages were 3.7 percent up on one year previously.
Schools have less money left
Educational institutions had less money left in 2008 than in 2007. Schools for secondary vocational education (mbo) recorded a negative result for the first time in ten years.
Modest wage increase in first quarter of 2011
In the first quarter of this year, collectively negotiated (CAO) wages were 1.1 percent up on one year previously, the lowest wage increase since 2005. The highest increase in CAO wages (1.5 percent)...
Collectively negotiated wages 1.6 percent up in 2012
Collectively negotiated wages rose by 1.6 percent last year, i.e. 0.5 percentage points more than in 2011. The inflation rate over 2012 was 2.5 percent and has been above the increase in collectively...
Holidays; key figures, 1990-2016
Holidays of Dutch population in own country and abroad holiday destination, type accommodation, type of transportation
Jobs and wages, ultimate control of enterprises (SIC 1993) 2006-2008
Enterprises, employee characteristics, jobs and wages UCI, year, SIC 1993, size class
Collectively negotiated wage increases substantially larger
Collectively negotiated wage rates were 3.4 percent higher in the second quarter of 2008 than twelve months previously. This increase is substantially larger than in the first quarter, when wages...
Expenditure on apprenticeship training programmes marginally up in 2012
Last year, certified companies providing practical experience and training spent 2.5 billion euros on apprenticeship training programmes, i.e. 37 million euros more than in 2011.
Substantial job increase in first quarter 2006
In the first quarter of 2006 there were 35 thousand more jobs than in the last quarter of 2005.
CAO wage increase below level of inflation during the last eighteen months
In the first quarter of 2012, collectively negotiated (CAO) wages have risen by 1.4 percent. The increase was approximately the same as in the previous two quarters. The CAO wage increase has been...
Job growth 2 percent in second quarter of 2008
In the second quarter of 2008, the number of jobs of employees increased by 154 thousand (2.0 percent) relative to the same quarter last year.
International education predominantly funded with parental contributions
International education in the Netherlands is much more expensive than regular education and is largely funded with parental contributions.
Slight increase in job numbers
In the third quarter of 2005 the number of jobs was slightly higher than in the second quarter. The seasonally corrected figures show an increase of 7 thousand jobs of employees.
Inflation rate up to 1.2 percent in October
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.2 percent higher in October than in the same month last year.
Public expenditure on defence further down in 2014
In 2014 public expenditure on defence declined by 191 million euros to 7.4 billion euros. Dutch defence expenditure has shown a downward trend for the past five years, in spite of a slight increase...
Jobs growth up to 110 thousand
In the third quarter of 2006 there were 110 thousand more jobs for employees in the Netherlands than in the same quarter last year.
Inflation rate up to 1.1 percent in September
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.1 percent higher in September than in the same month last year.