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Exports up by over 2 percent in July
In July 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 2.4 percent year on year.
Negotiated wages rose less sharply in Q3 of 2025
Wages agreed under collective labour agreements rose by 4.6 percent in Q3 2025, year on year, an increase of 6.8 percent in the same quarter of last year.
Exports up by 0.5 percent in May
In May 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 0.5 percent year on year.
Fewer workers changing jobs
A total of 305 thousand workers changed employers in the second quarter of 2025.
More international students at universities
In the 2022/’23 academic year, almost 123 thousand international students attended higher vocational education (HBO) or a university (WO) in the Netherlands.
Retail turnover up by nearly 2 percent in February
Retail turnover was 1.6 percent higher in February 2025 than it was in February 2024. Sales volume was down by 0.9 percent.
Resilience later
To what extent would the Netherlands be able to absorb a major shock in the short run? Would our nature, and social and economic structures be strong enough to cope with that?
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.
Investment down by 4 percent in May
In May 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 4 percent year on year.
House prices up by 10.6 percent in February
In February 2025, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding newbuild homes) were 10.6 percent higher than one year previously, on average.
Phosphate and nitrogen emitted in livestock manure is above new limits
The total amount of nitrogen excreted in animal manure in 2024 was 449 million kilograms, 3 percent less than in 2023
US ranks as third-largest export market for steel
In the first three quarters of 2024, the export value of steel to the US was higher than the previous year.
Retail turnover more than 8 percent higher in June
The Dutch retail sector recorded 8.1 percent year-on-year turnover growth. The volume of sales decreased by 1.4 percent.
Investment down by over 2 percent in April
In April 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 2.3 percent year on year.
Exports up by 0.5 percent in April
In April 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 0.5 percent year on year.
Almost 7 in 10 Dutch people have confidence in the military
A total of 68 percent of the population aged 15 or older said they trusted the military in 2024.
Retail turnover up by 1.5 percent in December
Retail turnover was 1.5 percent higher in December 2024 than it was in December 2023. Sales volume was up by 0.3 percent.
Rising economic independence among women has slowed
In 2024, 70 percent of women and 83 percent of men were economically independent.
Dutch economy grows fractionally in second quarter of 2025
According to the first estimate from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on the data currently available, gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.1 percent in Q2 2025 relative to the previous...
House prices up by 11.5 percent in January
Prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were 11059 percent higher in January 2025 than one year previously, on average.
Housing rents up by 4.9 percent
Rents for properties in the Netherlands were an average of 4.9 percent higher in July 2025 than they were in July 2024.
1,849 suicides in 2024
Last year, 1,849 people took their own lives. That means there were five suicides per day, on average.
GDP per capita: Netherlands fourth in EU in 2024
In 2024, gross domestic product (GDP) per person in the Netherlands was 63 thousand euros
Exports up by over 3 percent in March
In March 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 3.2 percent year on year.
8.1 million adults are registered for organ donation
On 1 January 2025, 8.1 million people aged 18 years or older were registered as organ donor in the national Donor Register.