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Adjusted for seasonal variation, 684 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in March 2014, i.e. 7 thousand fewer than in February. Nevertheless, if a longer period is taken into account,...

Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was at approximately the same level in February 2014 as in February 2013. Average retail prices were 0.3 percent down from twelve months previously. The...

In March this year, 521 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt, i.e. nearly 100 down from February 2014. The number of bankruptcies was reduced by more than...

The volume of exports of goods was 1.9 percent higher in February 2014 than in February 2013. In January, the volume of exports fell marginally (0.4 percent). The volume of imports of goods grew by...

Inflation in the Netherlands was 0.8 percent in March 2014, as against 1.1 percent in February. In March, the lowest level in nearly four years was reached.

The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 5.2 percent up in February 2014 from February 2013. The growth was more substantial than in December (2.4 percent) and January...

The vacancy indicator improved further in March and reached the highest level in nearly three years. The mood lifted across the board.

Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 0.9 percent up in January 2014 from January 2013. Retail prices were 0.2 percent higher than twelve months previously. The volume of retail sales...

The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 1.8 percent in March 2014.

According to the second estimate, the Dutch economy grew 0.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 relative to the third quarter, versus 0.7 percent on the basis of the first estimate released on 14...

Real disposable income of Dutch households was 1.1 percent lower in 2013 than in 2012. The decrease was smaller than in 2012, when disposable income fell by 2.2 percent. The decrease in 2013 was...

The number of employee jobs declined by 4 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2013 relative to the third quarter. In the preceding quarters, the decline was much more substantial.

If the working-day pattern and the effects of seasonal variation are taken into account, the Dutch economy grew by 0.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 relative to the preceding quarter. In the...

The volume of exports of goods was 0.4 percent down in January 2014 from January 2013. In December last year, the volume of exports grew by a modest 0.5 percent. The volume of imports grew by 0.3...

The economic situation at the end of March remained stable relative to the end of February. Improvements outnumber deteriorations balanced each other out. The heart of the scatter in the Business...

Selling prices of Dutch manufacturing industry were 3.0 percent lower in February 2014 than in February 2013. In January, prices of manufactured products were 2.2 percent down.

The mood among Dutch manufacturers lifted in March. The producer confidence indicator climbed to 1.1, the highest level since the summer of 2011.

Dutch households spent 1.5 percent less on goods and services in January 2014 than twelve months previously. In November and December 2013, domestic consumption had grown marginally.

Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 1.5 percent down in January 2014 from twelve months previously. In December 2013, stocks of finished products were 2.2 percent down from December 2012.

Existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 1.7 percent cheaper in February 2014 than in February 2013. This year-on-year price drop was more substantial than in January when house prices fell...

The mood among Dutch consumers improved further in March. The confidence index climbed 3 points to reach -7.

Adjusted for seasonal variation, unemployment in the Netherlands numbered 691 thousand people in February 2014, 13 thousand more than in the preceding month. In December 2013 and January 2014,...

Inflation in the Netherlands was 1.1 percent in February, i.e. 0.3 percentage points lower than in January. In February, the lowest level in more than three and a half years was reached.

The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan averaged 1.9 percent in February 2014. In December 2013 and January 2014, the interest rate was 2.2 and...

The volume of exports of goods was 0.6 percent up in January 2014 from January 2013. In December last year, the volume of exports also grew modestly. The volume of imports grew by 0.3 percent in...