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More nitrogen, phosphorus and heavy metals discharged in treated water
The quantity of pollutants discharged from sewage treatment plants into surface water has risen over the last two years, having previously fallen for many years.
Well-being ‘here and now’: labour and leisure time
What is well-being ‘here and now’? Labour and leisure time concerns the quantity and quality of work and the balance between work and leisure time. Paid and unpaid work gives people control over...
Household consumption up by 0.5 percent in November
Households spent 0.5 percent more on goods and services in November 2025, year on year.
Increase in imports of technology for energy transition
The Netherlands imported technological products for use in the energy transition worth a total of 16.6 billion euros in 2023, which was 13 percent more than in 2022.
SDG 9.3 Knowledge and innovation
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9.3 concerns investment in knowledge by companies and the government, technological development and access to ICT and the internet. Knowledge is essential for the...
More kilometres driven than before the pandemic
Passenger cars registered in the Netherlands drove a combined total of nearly 122 billion kilometres in 2024, both within the country and abroad.
Household consumption up by over 1 percent in August
Household spending was 1.1 percent higher in August 2025 than it was in August 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Inflation slows to 2.8 percent in August
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 2.8 percent more expensive in August 2025 than one year previously.
New SBI codes provide a clearer picture of the economy
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) will publish its first statistics using the new SBI codes (Standard Industrial Classification) in 2026.
Household consumption up by over 1 percent in July
Household spending was 1.3 percent higher in July 2025 than it was in July 2024, adjusted for price changes.
CO2 emissions from road traffic up by nearly three percent in 2022
CO2 emissions from road traffic on Dutch territory were 26.9 billion kilograms in 2022
Household consumption up by 0.7 percent in June
Household spending was 0.7 percent higher in June 2025 than it was in June 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Economic picture deteriorates further
The economic picture was more negative in July than it was in June, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
Inflation increases to 4.1 percent in April
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 4.1 percent more expensive in April 2025 than one year previously.
Investment in climate change mitigation nearly doubles in four years
The Netherlands invested nearly 41 billion euros in climate change mitigation in 2023.
Consumers in the Netherlands use 87 kilograms of raw materials per day
The resources required to enable consumption in the Netherlands totalled 561 megatonnes in 2022, which corresponds to 87 kilograms per person per day.
Household consumption slightly up in April
Household spending was 0.2 percent higher in April 2025 than it was in April 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Dutch AI monitor 2024
The AI Monitor 2024 reports on the development of methods for the production of new statistics on AI, and also provides some figures on this. The full publication consists of a long read and three...
State of the economy and labour market in the first quarter of 2025
How did the economy and labour market perform in the first quarter of 2025? CBS economist and researcher Frank Notten gives a summary.
Household consumption up by almost 1 percent in March
Household spending was 0.9 percent higher in March 2025 than it was in March 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Wholesale trade; turnover change, index 2015=100
Wholesale trade; turnover index, 2015=100 By activity (SIC 2008).
Inflation decreases to 3.7 percent in March
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 3.7 percent more expensive in March 2025 than one year previously.
Vehicle mileage not yet back at pre-pandemic level
In 2021, Dutch motor vehicles, with the exception of motorcycles and mopeds, travelled a total distance of nearly 134 billion kilometres in the Netherlands and abroad.
Netherlands is EU’s largest importer of goods from Mercosur countries
The Netherlands imported goods worth 13.6 billion euros from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay in 2024 - more than any other EU country
Economic picture deteriorates again
The economic climate in April 2024 is more negative than it was in March.