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The mood among Dutch consumers improved in August. The consumer confidence index rose by 5 points from -38 in July to -33 in August. Consumers were considerably less negative about the economic...

The Dutch inflation rate climbed to 3.1 percent in July, the highest level since September 2008.

The economic situation at the end of July is slightly less negative than at the end of June. Although improvements outnumber deteriorations, the heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer is...

The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated marginally in July compared to June. The consumer confidence index fell by 2 points to -38.

Dutch inflation rose to 2.9 percent in June. In May consumer prices were on average 2.8 percent higher than a year ago.

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 659 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in May 2013, an increase by 9 thousand from April. Unemployment has risen almost continuously since mid-2011....

The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated in June compared with May, after having improved for three consecutive months. Consumer confidence fell by 4 points to -36.

According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, the inflation rate has risen to 2.8 percent in May. In April, consumer prices were on average 2.6 percent up from one year...

Dutch consumers were less pessimistic about the economic climate in May than in April, but willingness-to-buy remained at a very low level. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 3 points to...

Dutch consumers were less negative in April than in March. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 6 points to -35. In March, the mood had also been less negative than in the preceding month,...

The mood among Dutch consumers improved marginally in March relative to February. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 3 points to -41, but confidence remains low.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the amount of hours worked in stage A temp jobs was nearly 1 percent down on the third quarter. The number of hours worked in temp jobs also declined in the two...

The confidence of Dutch consumers reached a historically low level in February 2013. The consumer confidence indicator fell by 9 points to -44, the lowest level since the start of the seasonally...

Dutch consumers were less negative in January 2013 than in December 2012. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 4 points to -35. Consumers were less pessimistic about the economic climate in...

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 552 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in November, an increase by 16 thousand relative to October. Currently, 7.0 percent of the Dutch labour force...

In October 2012, household spending on goods and services was 2.4 percent down from October 2011, the most substantial decline in the past three years.

The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated marginally in December. The consumer confidence indicator dropped by 2 points to -39. Dutch consumers have been very pessimistic all year long.

Retail turnover in October 2012 virtually equalled the level in October 2011. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent up. The volume of retail sales was down by nearly 3 percent from one year previously.

The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated in November. The consumer  confidence indicator dropped 5 by points to -37. Consumers were much more apprehensive about the economic situation in...

On 1 October 2012, the general VAT rate was raised from 19 to 21 percent, the highest rate ever in the Netherlands. Yet, a vast majority of Dutch entrepreneurs do not consider price rises in the next...

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 514 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in August, i.e. 4 thousand more than in July. In August, 6.5 percent of the Dutch labour force were unemployed,...

The mood among Dutch consumers was somewhat less negative in September than in August. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 3 points and reached -29. Although the mood has lifted a little...

The mood among Dutch consumers was just as negative in August as in July. The consumer confidence indicator remained stable at – 32.