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Public sector was largest contributor to economic growth in 2024
Government consumption was the main source of economic growth in 2024.
27.8 million passengers fly with budget airlines
The number of passengers flying with budget airlines increased to 27.8 million in 2024, and a growing share of all airline passengers use them
Retail turnover up by over 2 percent in May
Retail turnover was 4.2 percent higher in April 2025 than in April 2024. Sales volume was up by 1.7 percent.
Retail turnover up by 2.9 percent in March
Retail turnover was 2.9 percent higher in March 2026, year on year.
Retail turnover up by 1.3 percent in February
Retail turnover was 1.3 percent higher in February 2026, year on year.
Economic picture slightly more negative in November
The economic picture was slightly less negative in December than it was in November, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
Rule-based transport mode classification in a smart travel and mobility survey
Rule-based transport mode classification in a smartphone-based travel survey
Goods imports from Ukraine recover to pre-war level
The import value of Ukrainian goods was 2.3 billion euros in 2024, which means that imports have returned to the level last seen in 2021, before the war in that country began
Agricultural nitrogen surplus at lowest level since 1990
In 2023, the agricultural nitrogen surplus decreased by 14 percent year on year to a total of 265 million kilograms.
Increase in negotiated wages in 2024 was highest in over forty years
In 2024, negotiated wages were 6.6 percent higher than in 2023, on average
Manufacturing output down by 0.5 percent in April
In April 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.5 percent lower than it was in April 2024.
House prices up by over 5 percent in February, year on year
The average price of an owner-occupied home (excluding newbuild homes) was 5.4 percent higher in February 2026, year on year.
Exports account for over half of economic growth
The Netherlands’ gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.6 percent in 2025. Exports of goods and services accounted for 0.9 percentage points of that growth, while domestic spending (consumption and...
Imports of goods from the Gulf states more than halved in April
In April 2026, the import value of goods from the Gulf states was 67 percent lower than in March.
173 thousand deaths in 2025
A total of 173.0 thousand people died in the Netherlands in 2025: 1.2 thousand more than in 2024.
Prices of owner-occupied homes up by 6.2 percent
In the fourth quarter of 2025, prices for new and existing owner-occupied homes rose by 6.2 percent compared with the same quarter in 2024.
Entering the housing market often begins with renting private housing
Half of households that entered the housing market in 2023 began by renting a home in the private sector.
Construction industry; turnover change, company size, index 2015=100
Construction industry. Turnover: index 2015 = 100, change. Construction industry. Turnover, company size: index 2015 = 100, change.
Household consumption in January the same year on year
Households spent the same amount on goods and services in January, year on year.
Retail turnover up by over 2 percent in January
Retail turnover was 2.2 percent higher in January 2026, year on year.
Fewer overnight stays by Dutch guests, more international visitors in 2025
A total of 52.2 million guests stayed at hotels, campsites, and holiday parks in the Netherlands in 2025.
Average moving distance increases
People who moved house in 2024 moved an average distance of 18 kilometres from their previous home.
Dutch consumers slightly less negative in June
Consumers were slightly less negative in June.