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Household consumption marginally higher
Household spending on goods and services was 0.3 percent higher in July 2011 than in July 2010, whereas in June, household spending was 1.0 percent down on one year previously.
Re-exports and higher prices largely account for growth Dutch exports
The value of Dutch exports of goods reached an unprecedented 431 billion euro in 2012. The exports growth over the past year was largely due to an increase in re-exports and higher prices.
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...
Greenhouse gas emissions higher due to winter cold and production growth
Greenhouse gas emissions were 6 percent higher last year than in 2009 and have risen for the first time in seven years. Greenhouse gas emissions are only 1 percent below the level of 1990, the base...
Dutch house prices more than 3 percent higher than one year previously
Prices of owner-occupied houses (excluding new constructions) were on average 3.4 percent higher in October 2015 than in October 2014.The year-on-year price increase is about equal to the increase in...
Gross national income for 2011 and 2012 higher thanks to better insights in the financial flows of multinationals
Preliminary results show that the level of the Dutch Gross National Income in 2011 and 2012 were higher than previously calculated: 1.8 and 1.5 percent respectively. Newly released information about...
GDP 2001 more than 18 billion euro higher after revision
After a revision of definitions and assessment methods, the 2001 gross domestic product (GDP) is more than 18 billion euro (4.3 percent) higher than the GDP that was previously published. Other...
Manufacturing output 7 percent higher
The average daily output of Dutch manufacturing industry was 7 percent higher in August 2010 than in August 2009. In July, output growth was also 7 percent. Over the past few months, manufacturing...
Dutch house prices higher in May than in May last year
Prices of owner-occupied houses, excluding new construction, were on average 2.6 percent higher in May 2015 than in May 2014. House prices have been above the level of the corresponding month in the...
Higher investments, particularly in machinery and computers
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 3.2 percent higher in September 2014 than in September 2013.
Higher CO2 emissions in second quarter of 2019
In the second quarter of 2019, CO2 emissions were 2.9 percent up year-on-year.
Manufacturing output 5 percent higher
The average daily output of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 5 percent higher in October 2010 than in October 2009. The output growth was up slightly on September. Although manufacturing output...
More and more renewable energy from biomass
In 2020, the consumption of energy from biomass resources such as biogas, biopetrol, the green part of household waste or wood products rose by 10 percent on the previous year, reaching a total of...
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...
More students taking out higher student loans
In 2019, the total amount borrowed by former and current students in the Netherlands stood at 19.3 billion euros, i.e. 1.9 billion more than in the previous year. Total student debt is increasing...
Economic contraction 0.5 percent in Q1 2021
In Q1 2021, gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.5 percent relative to the previous quarter.
CO2 emissions slightly higher as production grows
The CO2 emissions by the Dutch economy were up by 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2014 on the same quarter of 2013. When corrected for differences in the weather CO2 emissions were 1.0 percent...
higher child care costs have not reduced labour participation of parents
The Dutch government cut back on child care allowances in the period 2009-2013. The subsequent higher child care costs have resulted in young children spending fewer hours in formal child care....
Consumption marginally higher
Household spending on goods and services was 0.5 percent higher in April 2011 than in April 2010. Spending on services increased by 0.9 percent, whereas spending on goods remained at the same level...
More fish landings at domestic ports in 2021
In 2021, the amount of fish brought into Dutch fishery ports from sea was 443.5 million kilograms.
Car sales in the Netherlands higher than in the neighbouring countries
Substantially more new cars were sold in the Netherlands in the third quarter of 2010 than the year before. The car sales are higher than in Germany and Belgium.
Exports nearly 9 percent up in November
In November 2021, the total volume of goods exports was nearly 9 percent up on November 2020.
R&D expenditure 4 percent up in 2018
In 2018, Dutch enterprises, institutions and the higher education sector spent around 16.7 billion euros on Research & Development (R&D), using own and hired personnel.
Consumer confidence slightly higher again
Dutch consumer confidence, seasonally adjusted, reached -22 in February 2005. This is 4 points higher than in January, and also the second slight increase in a row. Dutch consumers started 2005 with...
Retail turnover almost 2 percent up in August
The Dutch retail sector recorded 1.7 percent year-on-year turnover growth in August. The volume of sales, however, went down by 6 percent.