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Consumers again reticent in April
The volume of domestic household consumption in April 2004 was almost identical to that of April 2003. There is a difference in shopping day pattern though. When corrected for this difference,...
Higher turnover manufacturing industry in June
In June 2004 turnover of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 13 percent up on June 2003. The increase in sales was mainly caused by two extra working days and higher selling prices.
Lower industrial turnover and production
In November 2003 the turnover of the Dutch manufacturing industry was down 5 percent on November 2002. This is mainly because there was one working day less in November 2003 than in 2002.
Fewer businesses and institutions bankrupt
In May this year, 551 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, i.e. 165 fewer than in April 2014. The drop in the number of bankruptcies is partly due to the...
Economic outlook slightly more positive
In July 2021, the economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has become slightly more positive.
Childcare more important for working parents
Childcare provided by day care centres, after-school care and voluntary care were the main types of childcare in 2009 for more than half of the 1.4 million households in the Netherlands with one or...
Consumption up slightly in November
Dutch household consumption grew a little in November 2004. The volume of domestic consumption was up 0.2 percent on November 2003. The figure was adjusted for differences in shopping day patterns....
Household consumption 0.4 percent down in March
Consumers spent 0.4 percent less in March 2021 than in the same month last year.
Number of bankruptcies fairly stable
According to Statistics Netherlands, 534 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt in October 2014. The number of bankruptcies was about the same as in...
Consumers still cautious in May
The volume of domestic consumption by households was 0.6 percent smaller in May 2004 than in May last year after correction for the composition of shopping days. Before correction the volume was 2.7...
Retail turnover almost 6 percent up in March
In March, the Dutch retail sector recorded 5.9 percent year-on-year turnover growth.
One in 15 employees involved in work-related accidents
Last year, 458 thousand workers sustained physical or mental damage due to accidents in the workplace, i.e. 1 in 15 employees in the Netherlands. Nearly half of victims were absent from work at least...
Virtually no growth retail turnover in June
Retail sales in June were almost at the same level as in June 2010. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent higher. As a result, retail volume shrank by more than 2 percent. Just as in May, turnover in...
Retail turnover down
Dutch retailers booked 7.4 percent less turnover in May 2004 than in the same month last year. Shop prices were 1.5 percent lower in May that twelve months previously. Turnover was negatively...
Economic outlook improving
In October, the economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has improved again.
Retail turnover almost 3 percent down in February
In February 2021 the Dutch retail sector recorded 2.8 percent year-on-year turnover decline.
Retail turnover down in May
In May 2015 retail turnover was 1.3 percent down from the same month last year. The volume of sales shrank by 0.4 percent, retail prices were 0.9 percent down. The less favourable shopping-day...
Manufacturing output higher in December
After correction for the working day pattern, output of Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.4 percent higher in December 2005 than in the previous year.
Retail turnover down in August
Statistics Netherlands reports today that retail turnover was 1.4 percent down in August 2015 from the same month last year. The decline is partly due to the fact that the shopping-day pattern was...
Investments over 10 percent up in May
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets rose by 10.3 percent year-on-year in May 2021.
Retail sector faces turnover loss
The retail sector faced nearly 5 percent turnover loss in February 2013 relative to February 2012. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent up, whereas the volume of retail sales was down by more than 7...
Retail turnover almost 6 percent down in January
In January 2021 the Dutch retail sector recorded 5.9 percent year-on-year turnover decline.
Physical limitations prevent over-75s from leaving the house
On an average day in 2010, nearly half of over-75s were housebound. Physical limitations in particular prevented them from leaving the house.
People in poor health find it more difficult to live within their income
People who consider their own health as poor more often find it hard to make ends meet. They cannot afford a hot meal every other day or heat their houses properly.
Exports up in February
Goods exported from the Netherlands amounted to a value of 19.4 billion euro in February 2004. This is 1 percent more than in February 2003. The value of imported goods was 1 percent lower at 16.9...