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The mood among Dutch consumers remained gloomy in May, the consumer confidence index stood unchanged at -10. Consumers were less confident about the economic situation in general. Their willingness...

In the second quarter of 2010, the sector hotels and restaurants performed better than in the preceding five quarters. Sales dropped by 3.1 percent relative to the second quarter of 2009 and turnover...

The aggregate amount deposited by Dutch households in online savings accounts exceeded 55 billion euro by the end of 2008, i.e. 11 billion down on the end of 2007.

In May 2010 turnover in Dutch retail was down by 0.9 percent on the same period of 2009. Volume was down by 2.1 percent, while prices increased by 1.2 percent.

In the fourth quarter of 2010, turnover in the sector hotels and restaurants showed a 3.7 percent increase on one year previously. Higher prices account for half of the turnover growth, the other...

The annual publication of average prices of consumer goods and services.

The value of goods exports in November 2005 reached 25.7 billion euro. This is 11 percent more than in November 2004. The value of imports was 12 percent higher, reaching 23.2 billion euro.

The sector hotels and restaurants achieved a turnover growth by 3.1 percent in the third quarter of 2011 relative to the same period last year.

Dutch households spent 1.2 percent more on goods and services in February this year than in the same month last year.

Turnover realised by the sector hotels and restaurants declined by nearly 1 percent in the third quarter of 2008 relative to the same period last year. The last time the sector reported a downturn in...

Retail turnover was 1.5 percent higher in January 2011 than in the same month last year. Prices were 2.0 percent higher, while the volume of retail sales fell by 0.4 percent.

Retail sales were 1.5 percent down in November 2012 from November 2011

Dutch retailers booked 2.3 percent more turnover in January this year than in the same month last year.

In August 2005 the volume of domestic consumer expenditure by households was up by 0.8 percent on August 2004.

There were 97 thousand unfilled job vacancies by the end of March, i.e. 5 thousand down from the previous quarter.

Dutch consumers were less negative in April than in March. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 6 points to -35. In March, the mood had also been less negative than in the preceding month,...

The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated in June compared with May, after having improved for three consecutive months. Consumer confidence fell by 4 points to -36.

Dutch manufacturing companies expect to invest 25 percent more this year than in 2010. This optimism is around the same level as six months ago, when they expected an increase of 24 percent.

The Dutch private sector is cautiously optimistic about developments on the job market. The vacancy-indicator was +0.02 in July 2014, versus +0.05 in June.

Last year, the number of second job holders included in the employed labour force has risen marginally to 544 thousand. On average, people holding two jobs work two hours more each week than those...

The Dutch have not been very successful in recent years in their pursuit of a healthier lifestyle.

Turnover in the sector hotels and restaurants increased considerably in 2006. The 5 percent turnover growth was nearly twice as high as in 2005.