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Large-scale users pay least for energy

Dutch households had to pay 6 percent more for electricity in the first quarter of 2012, while for large-scale business users prices fell in the same period. The price of natural gas has risen by...

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The Rationale of spatial economic top sector policy

Cities and clusters are important from an economical point of view. According to various national and international studies, agglomeration economies mean that businesses in urban areas and clusters...

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Caribbean Netherlands: growth in employed labour force stagnates in 2020

In 2020, the employed labour force in the Caribbean Netherlands hardly increased compared to 2018.

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Producer confidence at highest level in three years

In May 2021, the mood among Dutch manufacturers has improved further. Producers have not been so positive since June 2018.

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Number of companies rising further

On 1 January 2009, there were 844 thousand companies and institutions in the Netherlands, an increase by more than 46 thousand relative to one year previously. The number of one-man businesses again...

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Number of corporate takeovers nearly doubled in 3 years

The number of corporate takeovers has nearly doubled in the period 2009-2012. Corporate takeovers generally involve medium-sized and small businesses.

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Record number of bankruptcies in 2012

An unprecedented total of 11,235 businesses and natural persons were declared bankrupt last year, an increase by 18 percent relative to 2011.

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Well-being stable despite coronavirus, but nature under pressure

The year 2020 was defined by the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 is confirmed to have claimed 17.4 thousand lives in the Netherlands last year, and another 2.7 thousand deaths had covid-19 as probable...

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Fewer individual insolvencies and company liquidations in 2007

The number of business failures declined further in 2007 to just under 8 thousand, a decrease by 13 percent relative to 2006.

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Economic situation improves marginally again

According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation has improved marginally in March 2015 relative to February.

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Economic situation more or less stable

According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in June was about the same as in May. The economic situation is still fragile, the recovery has come to a virtual...

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Pessimism about employment prevails

An increasing proportion in the Dutch population think unemployment will rise over the next twelve months. Manufacturing industry, construction and business services expect employment to deteriorate.

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Surge in bankruptcies in sector hotels and restaurants

In the first six months of this year, 3 thousand businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, a decline by 7 percent relative to the same period last year. The...

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Manufacturing output 3 percent up in March

In March 2021, the average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 3.0 percent up on March 2020.

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40 percent gender income gap self-employed without personnel

The incomes female self-employed without personnel generate form their own business are considerably lower than those of their male counterparts. Women are also more often active in sectors where...

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Economic situation fairly stable over the past six months

According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in October was about the same as in September.

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Bankruptcies in February at lowest level in 30 years

In February, the number of pronounced bankruptcies was at its lowest point since January 1991.

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Economic situation more or less stable

According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in September was about the same as in August. Economic recovery has come to a virtual standstill over the last...

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Economic contraction 0.5 percent in Q1 2021

In Q1 2021, gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.5 percent relative to the previous quarter.

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Economic situation remains unchanged

According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in August was about the same as in July. Economic recovery has come to a virtual standstill over the last months.

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Service exports down more sharply than goods exports

In 2020, the Netherlands exported 223 billion euros in services, including advertising services and streaming of series and music.

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Fewer bankruptcy declarations in first six months of 2010

Over the first six months of 2010, the number of bankruptcy declarations dropped by 6.7 percent relative to the same period in 2009. The number of private individuals and one-man businesses declared...

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Economic situation remains unchanged

According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in August was about the same as in July. Economic recovery has come to a virtual standstill over the last months.

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More bankruptcies in March

The number of corporate bankruptcies, adjusted for court session days, has increased. There were 30 more bankruptcies in March than in the previous month.

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