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This year marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Since 1899, CBS has been the principal supplier of trustworthy, unbiased statistics in and about the Netherlands.
Good command of Dutch enhances labour participation
A better command of the Dutch language among migrants improves their chances of finding paid work. Nevertheless, relatively many migrants who speak little or no Dutch are working at a high...
Approaches of domestic product (GDP); National Accounts
Data on the output components, final expenditure categories and income components of gross domestic products, annual data
Investments nearly 4 percent down in November
The investment volume of tangible fixed assets was down by 3.6 percent year on year.
Statistical methods
Outline of statistical methods used by CBS
Consumption by type of goods and services; National Accounts
Final consumption expenditure Type of goods and services
CBS carefully considers questions about AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere.
Consumers slightly less negative in January
In January 2024, the mood among consumers improved slightly further.
How does CBS conduct research
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) regularly asks Dutch people to participate in one of its surveys. A survey is conducted by random sampling. This video explains what this entails. Would you like to know...
The consumer price index
Since 2010, CBS has increasingly used scanner data in calculating indices for the consumer price index (CPI).
Fewer new-build dwellings sold in Q3
In Q3 2023, over 3.8 thousand newly constructed dwellings were sold; nearly 30 percent less year on year.
Non-financial corporations; non-fin. transactions by type of corporations
Resources, uses and balancing items of subsectors non-financial corporati Subsectors of non-financial corporations
Consumption expenditure by purpose; National Accounts
Final consumption expenditure by purpose Purposes conform COICOP classification
Unemployment virtually unchanged in 2023
Last year, the unemployment rate hardly changed.
Inflation rate down to 7.6 percent in January
The consumer price index (CPI) was 7.6 percent higher in January than in the same month last year.
Bankruptcies up by over 50 percent in 2023
Altogether 3,271 businesses and institutions were declared bankrupt, over 50 percent more than in 2022.
Exports down by 4.5 percent in November
In November 2023, the total volume of goods exports (adjusted for number of working days) was down by 4.5 percent year on year.
Inflation down on Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba
In Q3 2023, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 1.9 percent more expensive than one year previously.
Manufacturing output 10 percent down in November
In November 2023, the average daily output of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 10 percent lower than in November 2022.
Exports to Russia down by almost 40 percent in 2022
In 2022, the value of Dutch goods exports to Russia decreased by 38 percent. The decrease was mainly seen in exports of semiconductors and chips, transport equipment, flowers and plants, and...
New method for Statistics Netherlands' unemployment figures
From 22 July onwards, Statistics Netherlands will publish unemployment figures for single months. Until now, the unemployment figure was a three-month average.
Life expectancy forecast for 65-year-olds: 20.89 years in 2029
According to current projections by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the life expectancy of 65-year-olds will stand at 20.89 years in 2029.
Household consumption slightly up in November
Households spent 0.3 percent more in November 2023 year on year, adjusted for price changes.
Economic contraction 0.2 percent in Q3 2023
According to the first quarterly estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of currently available data, in Q3 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.2 percent relative...