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Measuring online platforms
Measuring online platforms: definitions, actors and statistical challenges
Retail turnover almost 10 percent up in November
In November 2020 the Dutch retail sector recorded 9.6 percent year-on-year turnover growth.
Bankruptcies in sectors trade and business services more than doubled
In the first six months of 2009, more than twice as many companies in the sectors trade and business services were declared bankrupt as in the same period one year previously.
Multinational firms and local workers
This dissertation examines the impact of multinational firms on wages, career development, and job stability. Using matched employer-employee data from the Netherlands, the chapters explore how firm...
Number of open job vacancies down
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 101 thousand job vacancies were unfilled by the end of last year, i.e. a decrease by 7 thousand relative to the previous quarter.
Smaller rise in factory gate prices
Dutch Manufacturers raised their prices by 9 percent in June 2011 relative to June 2010. For the third month running, the price increase was less substantial than in the preceding month.
Consumer prices on Bonaire 1.0 percent up in Q1 2020
In Q1 2020, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 1.0 percent more expensive than one year previously.
94,000 Dutch participants in EU labour market project
In the Netherlands, 93,560 people took part in a labour market project subsidised by the European Social Fund (ESF).
Economic growth of 0.2 percent in Q2 2025
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.2 percent in Q2 2025 relative to Q1 2025.
Higher population growth due to more immigration in Q1
In the first quarter of 2022, the population of the Netherlands increased by 49.8 thousand. This is considered strong growth for a first quarter.
Lowest inflation rate since 1987
The Dutch inflation rate was 0.2 percent in July 2009, the lowest since December 1987. In June, inflation was still 1.4 percent.
Substantial increase in number of temp jobs
The number of hours worked in temp jobs increased by nearly 5 percent in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the first quarter.
Migration contributes little to population growth
During the first decade of the 21st century, the relative population growth in the Netherlands was higher than in the European Union as a whole. In no other country in the EU 27, the contribution of...
Fewer young couples getting married
In 2017, 64.4 thousand marriages were contracted and 17.9 thousand civil partnerships were registered in the Netherlands.
CBS invents method to map European e-waste
CBS has calculated annually produced e-waste quantities for all European countries.
Position on the labour market of new recipients of unemployment benefits (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on labour market position of new recipients of unemployment benefits in 2009 and 2010. Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW).
Price increase manufacturing industry less substantial
Selling prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were 8 percent higher in October 2011 than in October 2010. The price increase was less substantial than in preceding months. In August and...
Economic growth of 0.6 percent in Q4 2022
According to the first quarterly estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of currently available data, in Q4 2022 gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6 percent relative...
Second estimate for third quarter 2009: economy shrinks by 3.7 percent
The Dutch economy shrank by 3.7 percent in the third quarter of 2009 compared with the same quarter last year. Although this second estimate is unchanged from the first estimate, published on 13...
Inflation further down
Inflation in the Netherlands was 1.1 percent in February, i.e. 0.3 percentage points lower than in January. In February, the lowest level in more than three and a half years was reached.
Dutch producers reduce waste of raw materials
The use of raw materials in the Dutch economy was reduced by 14 percent in the period 2004-2014.
Manufacturers more confident
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 9.8 in May, up from 8.2 in April.