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Consumer spending up by almost 1 percent in February
Dutch consumer spending was 0.8 percent up in February 2017 from February 2016
Higher oil and food prices affecting Dutch exports
The high rate of the euro and rising food and oil prices are having a noticeable effect on Dutch exports. In the first quarter of 2008, the increase in exports to countries outside Europe was smaller...
Producer Prices (2000=100) by ProdCom
Price index information according to the (European) ProdCom nomenclature for commodities sold, imported, exported in the Netherlands
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector
Since 2001 the share of total employment accounted for by the environmental goods and services sector (EGSS)
More exam candidates, lower havo and vwo pass rates
The proportion of pupils in secondary education who opt for higher general secondary education (havo) or pre-university education (vwo) is growing.
Dutch economic growth 2.7 percent in fourth quarter
The Dutch economy grew by 2.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006 compared with the same quarter in 2005. The growth was realised with one working day fewer.
Average temperature
The average annual temperature in De Bilt rose by 1.7 °C in the period 1952-2017.
Metal prices considerably higher
Prices of metals in their primary form like iron, steel or copper were nearly 20 percent higher in February 2011 from one year previously. For the twelfth consecutive month, selling prices have risen...
Bat populations thriving
Bat populations are thriving in the Netherlands. The 8 species that are being monitored all increase in numbers.
Sustained expansion built-up area
The Netherlands is still an agricultural country, if land use is taken into account.
Around 700 thousand Dutch people say they have plans to emigrate
Some 700 thousand people in the Netherlands say they have plans to live abroad for a period of at least eight months.
Internationalisation Monitor 2021, third quarter – Non-tariff measures
In this Monitor, we offer insight into what NTMs mean in general and to Dutch trade in particular; the effects of NTMs on product quality and costs, and the extent to which NTM-related costs affect...
Energy bill 170 euros lower this year
Based on price levels in January 2020, this year’s average annual domestic energy bill for households will amount to 1,574 euros. This is 170 euros less than in January 2019, with consumption...
Share of Dutch exports in world market rising again
The Dutch export share in world trade grew in 2016 and 2017 after a decline following the credit crisis.
Two CBS teams vie for top honour at Mathematics Olympiad for Businesses
On 27 January 2017, the sixth annual edition of the Dutch Mathematics Olympiad for Businesses was held in Amsterdam
Public debt exceeds 60 percent limit
In the first six months of 2009, public debt has amounted to more than 356 billion (bn) euro, an increase by nearly 10 bn euro relative to the end of 2008. The government debt-to-GDP ratio was 61.1...
Economic growth in the eurozone
The economies of the eurozone expanded by 0.3 percent in the second quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter, according to the most recent first calculations by Eurostat.
Number of restructured debts declines further
In the first three quarters of 2008, the number of orders for debt repayment pronounced by Dutch courts was nearly 40 percent down on the same period one year previously.
Modest growth for exports
The volume of exports of goods was 2.0 percent up in April 2014 from April 2013. The growth was slightly more substantial than in the preceding months, when the relatively mild weather conditions...