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Nearly one-quarter of non-Dutch voters are Polish
Around 13.5 million inhabitants of the Netherlands are eligible to vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections. Of this group, 3.6 percent do not hold the Dutch nationality but do have EU...
Sustained growth manufacturing output
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.6 percent up in June.
Nearly 80 million air passengers in 2018
In 2018, Dutch airports handled 79.6 million arrivals and departures. The total stood at 76.2 milion in the previous year. In 2008, a total of 50 million passengers used Dutch airports.
Exports volume up
The volume of goods exports was more than 2 percent larger in December 2009 than twelve months previously. In November 2009, the volume of exports was virtually the same as in November 2008. It...
Fewer twins
Multiple births accounted for 3,062 babies born in the Netherlands in 2007. This is down from 3,762 in 2002. Fewer twins in particular are being born. The fall in the number of twin births is...
Building permits at historic low
In 2013, more than 26 thousand building permits for new houses were granted, a decline by 30 percent relative to 2012. The decline over the last quarter was less substantial.
Price Index for Owner-Occupied Dwellings
This report provides a description of the scope of the index, the underlying method and a step-by-step explanation of the process.
Consumer spending up by nearly 3 percent in July
Dutch consumer spending was 2.8 percent up in July 2017 from July 2016.
More than 10 million online shoppers
The number of online shoppers continues to grow. Over the entire year 2014, 10.4 million internet users had at least once bought something online. The number of recent e-shoppers, i.e. those who have...
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...
Labour costs (in the production statistics)
In the production statistics by Statistics Netherlands the labour costs are the gross wages and salaries of employees and the social contributions payable by the employers.
Electricity use 16 times as high as in 1950
Electricity consumption in the Netherlands rose from just over 7 billion kWh in 1950 to 119 billion kWh in 2013, an average increase of 4.5 percent per year. Until 2008, electricity consumption only...
Manufacturing output prices over 1 percent up in April
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were 1.1 percent up in April 2018 year-on-year.