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Consumers slightly less negative in September
In September 2023, Dutch consumers are marginally less negative than they were in the previous month.
Butterfly numbers continue to fall, including common species
The Netherlands’ butterfly population declined by 56 percent between 1992 and 2024.
Manufacturing output down by over 3 percent in September
In September 2024, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.5 percent lower than it was in September 2023,.
Exports up by 3 percent in September
In September 2024, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 3.0 percent year on year.
Government deficit of 2 billion euros over the first three quarters of 2024
Government spending over the first three quarters of 2024 exceeded revenues by over 2 billion euros.
Composition development in goods exports: flow characteristics
Export growth and Contribution to total export growth Transaction; SITC and Countries
Agricultural nitrogen surplus at lowest level since 1990
In 2023, the agricultural nitrogen surplus decreased by 14 percent year on year to a total of 265 million kilograms.
Bankruptcies down by 12 percent in April, year on year
Adjusted for court session days, 301 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in March 2026. That was 32 more than in the same month in 2025.
Over 8 in 10 people shop online
In the first half of 2024, 81 percent of the population aged 12 years or older said they had made online purchases.
Twice as many women as men are outside the labour force
Eight percent of men aged 15 to 64 not in education were neither in paid employment, nor seeking work, nor immediately available for work in 2023.
Increase in negotiated wages in 2024 was highest in over forty years
In 2024, negotiated wages were 6.6 percent higher than in 2023, on average
Sharp decline in long-term unemployment over past decade
In the second quarter of 2023, 1 in 7 unemployed people were long-term unemployed, i.e. twelve months or more.
Economic growth in Q3 2024
How did the Dutch economy do in the third quarter of 2024? The video presents our initial calculations, as explained by CBS’s chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen. Subtitles in English available...
Welfare of persons; key figures
Personal and equivalised income, purchasing power development Sex, age and persons with low income
Economic picture remains equally negative in October
The economic picture was virtually as negative in October as it was in September.
Investment up by 0.4 percent in September
In September 2024, the investment volume for tangible fixed assets was up by 0.4 percent year on year.
More electricity from coal and renewable sources, less from gas
In Q2 2022, electricity production from coal increased by 40 percent year on year.
Unemployment rose further in March
Unemployment stood at 395 thousand in March 2025.
Inflation rate down to 3.0 percent in August
The consumer price index (CPI) was 3 percent higher in August than in the same month last year.
Manufacturing output down by 2.5 percent in October
In October 2024, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 2.5 percent lower than it was in October 2023.
Inflation 0.2 percent in September, according to flash estimate
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports in a flash estimate that the CPI-measured inflation rate was 0.2 percent in September.
Traffic mortality down by 42 percent in past 25 years
A total of 675 people died in traffic accidents in 2024, 9 fewer than in 2023.
Retail turnover up by almost 4 percent in January
Retail turnover was 3.8 percent higher in January 2025 than it was in January 2024. Sales volume was up by 2.0 percent.
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frequently asked questions about Int. Trade in Goods
Population growth in first three quarters lower than in 2023
The population of the Netherlands grew by 85.3 thousand in the first three quarters of 2024.