Search results
Page 47 of 400
Greenhouse gas emissions 4 percent lower in Q1 2024
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 4 percent lower in Q1 2024 than in Q1 2023. This was mainly due to a fall in emissions of 17 percent in the electricity sector.
Slight increase in number of unemployed persons
In September 2024, there were 377 thousand unemployed persons.
Household consumption up by almost 1 percent in August
household spending was 0.7 percent higher in August 2024 than in August 2023, adjusted for price changes. They spent both more on services and goods.
Inflation decreases to 3.5 percent in September
The inflation rate stood at 3.5 percent in September.
Labour price index; index figures 2015=100; National Accounts
Labour price index; wage costs per hour worked Branches SIC 2008
Over half of electricity production now comes from renewable sources
Electricity production from renewable sources increased to 32.3 billion kWh in the first half of 2024.
Exports down by over 2 percent in August
In August 2024, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was down by 2.1 percent year on year.
More bankruptcies in September
Adjusted for the number of court session days, there were 35 more bankruptcies in September 2024 than in August.
The Netherlands has 2.7 million LGBTQIA people
In the Netherlands, 18 percent of the population aged 15 or older are LGBTQIA – an abbreviation that stands for lesbian, gay, bi-plus, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual
Economic picture slightly more negative in January
The economic picture was more negative in January than in December.
Dissertations
This web page includes dissertations to which Statistics Netherlands (CBS) contributed, either directly through funding or indirectly through substantive supervision by CBS staff. Dissertations in...
More than half of eligible voters are aged 50 or older
Of the adult population of the Netherlands, 96.6 percent will be eligible to vote in the forthcoming municipal elections
Manufacturing output prices 0.5 percent lower in August
Output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were 0.5 percent lower on average in August 2024 relative to one year previously.
Service exporters have the highest percentage of female directors
In 2021, women comprised 16 percent of directors at exporting firms.
SDG 17 Partnerships for the goals
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17 Partnerships for the goals. SDG 17 differs from the other SDGs. Countries, governments, business and civil society organisations must work...
An increasing number of Dutch people have completed higher education
In 2023, among those aged 15 to 74 years, 37 percent had a diploma in secondary vocational education (MBO-2, 3 or 4), senior general secondary education (HAVO) or pre-university education (VWO) as...
Economic picture slightly less negative in December
The economic picture was less negative in December than in November.
CBS Multi-annual Programme 2024-2028
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has made plans for the future based on discussions with stakeholders. The results are described in this Multi-annual Programme for 2024-2028.
More new-build homes sold in second quarter
A total of 6.1 thousand new-build homes were sold in the second quarter of 2024
Area used to grow greenhouse vegetables has increased in ten years
The area used to grow the four primary greenhouse vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and aubergines, was a total of 4.1 thousand hectares in 2023.
Economic picture deteriorates further
The economic climate in April 2024 is more negative than it was in March.
A new method of calculating the consumer price index
Subtitled in English Due to the rapid increase in energy prices in recent years, it became apparent that the traditional method of calculating the consumer price index (CPI) and inflation was no...
Economic picture less negative in November
The economic picture was less negative in November than in October.
Inflation at 5.7 percent in June according to flash estimate
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports in a flash estimate that the CPI-measured inflation rate stood at 5.7 percent in June.