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Households spent 1 thousand euros on sport in 2010
In 2010, spending on sports accounted for 1 percent of GDP. Per Dutch households, an average of more than 1 thousand euros is annually spent on sports activities and watching sports.
Dutch economy contracts 0.6 percent
The Dutch economy contracted 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 relative to the fourth quarter of 2010. In the third quarter, the economy had still grown by 1.1 percent compared to the third...
Sustained economic contraction
Taking into account the working-day pattern and the effects of seasonal variation, the Dutch economy shrank by 0.4 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the fourth quarter of 2012.This was...
Dutch economy contracts by 1.1 percent
The Dutch economy contracted by 1.1 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the first quarter of 2011.This negative growth was realised with one working day extra. In the fourth quarter of...
Spending on security growing faster than GDP
Spending on security governance in the Netherlands rose by more than 6 percent per year on average in the period 2002-2008. This was nearly one and a half times the growth rate of the gross domestic...
Economy in decline
Taking into account the working-day pattern and the effects of seasonal variation,the Dutch economy contracted by 0.1 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2013.
Gross domestic product of the Caribbean Netherlands
Gross domestic product (GDP) of the Caribbean Netherlands
Growth Dutch economy in decline
The Dutch economy grew by 1.1 percent in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year. Growth was below the level of the second quarter, when the economy grew 1.6 percent relative...
Number of disability benefits down by more than 100 thousand in half a decade
By the end of November last year, 597 thousand disability benefits were paid out, a decrease by 109 thousand from five years ago. The total amount paid out has risen by more than 300 million euro in...
Social security cost 169 billion euro in 2009
Last year, 169 billion euro was paid out in social security benefits, i.e. 30 percent of the total amount earned by all Dutch. Two thirds of social security concern old age provisions and support...
Dutch inflation rate further up
The inflation rate in the Netherlands was 2.3 percent in May, i.e. 0.2 percentage points up on April. This is mainly due to higher energy prices. More expensive airline tickets and higher food prices...
127 million euro in school coffers
Altogether, Dutch educational institutions had 127 million euro in the coffers in 2009. The financial surplus of schools was reduced over the past years.
Tourist spending up sharply
Dutch and foreign tourists spent a total 35.3 billion euro in the Netherlands in 2007. This is 5.5 percent more than in 2006.
Household spending 11.9 percent down in December
Consumers spent 11.9 percent less in December 2020 than in the same month last year.
Crude oil, natural gas and coal prices considerably higher
Prices of crude oil, natural gas and coal were significantly higher in 2011 than in 2010. The price increase is partly caused by the rising global demand for energy, the Japan earthquake in 2011 and...
Economic growth of 1.9 percent in Q3 2021
The gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.9 percent in Q3 2021 relative to the previous quarter.
Economy declines by 0.7 percent
The Dutch economy declined by 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the fourth quarter of 2010. In the third quarter, the economy had still grown by 1.1 percent compared to the third...
Dutch public debt below EMU target
For the first time in six years, government debt falls below 60 percent of GDP (EMU target).
International education predominantly funded with parental contributions
International education in the Netherlands is much more expensive than regular education and is largely funded with parental contributions.
Sharp drop in tourism value added after record year 2019
In the first six months of 2020, the gross value added of key industries in the tourism sector was approximately 45 percent lower than in the same period in 2019, according to provisional figures.