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Invest. climate;human capital, labour supply internat. comparison 1990-2011
Tertiary education attainment, employed persons and unemployed Country
Collectively agreed wage rates up 1.3 percent in third quarter
Collectively agreed wage rates in the Netherlands were 1.3 percent higher in the third quarter of 2011 than in the same period last year.
inflation falls slightly
According to figures released today Dutch inflation fell to 1 percent in November, from 1.1 percent in October.
Slower increase in care spending
Spending on health care and welfare in the Netherlands amounted to 61.5 billion euro in 2005. This is 2.8 percent more than in 2004.
Jobs up 2.2 percent in first quarter
There were 172 thousand more employees in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2008 than in the same quarter last year. This 2.2 percent increase is high in a historical perspective, but still...
Caribbean Netherlands: more births in 2020
Last year, 830 new inhabitants were added to the population of the Caribbean Netherlands. This was mainly due to foreign migration.
Inflation drops sharply in January
The inflation rate in the Netherlands was 1.3 percent in January 2006. This is a sharp drop from December, when prices were 2.0 percent up on twelve months previously.
Industrial price formation
Dissertation on models of price formation in industries, with emphasis on price formation in an open economy.
Municipal rates increase by over 4 percent
In 2008, proceeds from municipal taxes were 4.4 percent higher than last year. This is mainly attributable to an increase in property tax (OZB) and sewage charges.
Most reintegration programmes for under-45s
At the end of 2011 nearly 230 thousand people in the Netherlands were in reintegration programmes provided by municipal government. This is more than 17 thousand fewer than twelve months previously.
Food for thought
Food for thought comprises a selection of facts and figures about food. Which foodstuffs are produced in the Netherlands, and which have to be imported? How much milk does an average Dutch cow...
Slowdown in job losses
In the third quarter of 2004 there were 109 thousand employee jobs less than in the third quarter of 2003. In the second quarter of 2004 the number of job losses was 119 thousand.
Local taxes increasing by 2.8 percent
In 2011 the local governments expect to receive 11.8 billion euro in local taxes.
Most substantial rent increase in half a decade
Rents of residential property were raised by 2.8 percent on 1 July 2009, the most substantial increase since July 2004. The harmonisation accounts for 0.4 percentage points of the rent increase.
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.
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.
Job growth slows in third quarter of 2008
According to figures from Statistics Netherlands, there were 108 thousand more jobs for employees in the Netherlands in the third quarter of 2008 than in the same quarter in 2007. This is an increase...