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Economy drops from boom to zero growth
The Dutch economy dropped from a period of booming to zero growth in the course of 2008. Although economic growth was 2.7 percent on average in the first three quarters compared with the first three...
Revenues from government taxes increase only 2 percent in 2008
In 2008, revenues from government taxes were just short of 136 billion euro, a 2 percent increase relative to 2007. Last year’s growth evidently slowed down relative to the period 2005-2007, when the...
Inflation down further
In June, Dutch inflation was 0.8 percent, i.e. 0.2 of a percentage point down on May. The decrease was mainly caused by developments in prices of petrol and clothing.
Greenhouse gas emissions higher than Kyoto figures suggest
According to the Kyoto Protocol, the emission of greenhouse gases was reduced by 4 percent over the period 1990-2007.
Consumer confidence hardly changes
The mood among Dutch consumers has hardly changed in September compared to August. According to Statistics Netherlands, the consumer confidence indicator declined by 1 point to +5. Consumer...
Netherlands: not all SDGs set by UN achieved
On 25 September 2015 the United Nations formulated 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Economic situation improves further
The economic situation at the end of December is better than at the end of November. Improvements outnumber deteriorations. The heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer is located in the...
Economic situation virtually unchanged
According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in July was about the same as in June. Economic recovery has come to a virtual standstill in the last few months.
Second estimate first quarter 2012: Dutch economy shrinks 0.8 percent
The Dutch economy shrank by 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the same quarter last year. This second estimate of economic growth is 0.3 of a percent point higher than the first...
Sustained economic contraction
The Dutch economy shrank by 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the third quarter. It was the second consecutive quarter showing negative quarter-on-quarter growth.
More turnover for the Dutch manufacturing industry in July
The turnover of the Dutch manufacturing industry in July was up by 7 percent on July 2003. This was mainly due to higher selling prices. Dutch industrial production slipped somewhat but is still...
Producer confidence lower again
Producer confidence in the Dutch manufacturing industry reached 0.7 in December 2004. This is over 1 percent point down from November. Although producer confidence reached the lowest level since...
SDG 13 Climate action
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 Climate Action. SDG 13 aims to tackle climate change caused by humans. Under the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries agreed to restrict global warming...
Steam coal; import price from non EU-countries 1981-2016
Import price steam coal non EU-countries Import price, net calorific value
Economic situation improves considerably
ccording to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation improved considerably in May 2015 relative to April. In the period between summer 2013 and spring 2014,...
Inflation rate up to 1.6 percent in June
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.6 percent higher in June than in the same month last year.
More wind and solar electricity
In 2017, nearly 60 percent of renewable electricity production originated from wind power, 13 percent from solar power.