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Manufacturing output marginally up
The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was up by nearly 1 percent in March 2012 from March 2011. In February, output was nearly 3 percent down on one year previously.
Inflation drops sharply in January
The inflation rate in the Netherlands was 1.3 percent in January 2006. This is a sharp drop from December, when prices were 2.0 percent up on twelve months previously.
Turnover sector hotels and restaurants 1.7 percent down
In the first quarter of 2013, turnover generated by the sector hotels and restaurants was 1.7 percent down from one year previously.
Retail turnover slightly up
Dutch retailers generated 0.6 percent more turnover in August than one year previously. The shopping-day pattern in August 2010 was less favourable than in August 2009. After elimination of this...
Substantial fall in private sector investments
In April 2012, the volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was 6 percent down on April 2011. The decrease was slightly larger than in February and March (4 and 5 percent...
Dutch interest rate down
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 1.6 percent in June 2014. In May the interest rate was 1.7 percent.
40 percent of quests in Dutch overnight accommodations are foreigners
In 2013, more than 34 million guests stayed in overnight accommodations in the Netherlands, 700 thousand (2 percent) more than in 2012. Together, they spent 96 million nights in overnight...
8 in 10 businesses are improving sustainability
The majority (79 percent) of businesses have implemented measures this year to make their operations more sustainable.
Inflation rate up to 6.4 percent in January
The inflation rate was 6.4 percent higher in January than in the same month one year previously.
Most young children do not travel unaccompanied
Three quarters of children aged between 4 and 12 did not travel unaccompanied in 2010.
One in three young people have used cannabis at least once
In 2007/2008, one third of young people had used cannabis at least once in their lives.
Nearly 23 thousand naturalisations in 2009
Nearly 23 thousand people received the Dutch nationality through naturalisation in 2009.
Sugar beet harvest in Europe down
In 2018, sugar beet yields were lower in nearly all countries of the EU-28 than one year previously. In the Netherlands, the yield per hectare was down by 18 percent.
SDG 13 Climate action
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 Climate Action. SDG 13 aims to tackle climate change caused by humans. Under the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries agreed to restrict global warming...
More bankruptcies in September
The number of corporate bankruptcies, adjusted for court session days, has increased in September.
Retail turnover 6 percent down
In November 2009, Dutch retailers faced more than 6 percent loss of turnover compared to November 2008. retail prices were nearly 1 percent higher than one year previously.
Employment participation rate also higher among mothers with non-western background
The employment participation rate among mothers with a non-western background is significantly lower than among native Dutch mothers, but since 2006, employment among women with a non-western...
Inflation rate at 2.0 percent in January
January’s inflation rate was 2.0 percent, an increase by 0.1 percentage points relative to December, when the annual price increase was 1.9 percent.
Dramatic increase in amount of pesticides used by municipalities
Public authorities used nearly 54 thousand kilos of chemical pesticides in 2005 for the maintenance of public areas, an increase by 12 thousand kg (28 percent) relative to 2001.
National accounts, 2010. Benchmark revision
This publication reports on the 2010 benchmark revision of the Dutch national accounts. This revision was conducted to comply with new international guidelines concerning the compilation of the...
Growth number of hours worked in temp jobs accelerates
The amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased for the fourth time in a row. In the first quarter of 2011, it grew by nearly 6 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2010.