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Second estimate Statistics Netherlands: Economic growth marginally adjusted downwards
On the basis of additional information, the second estimate shows that the Dutch economy grew 0.1 percent in the third quarter of 2014 relative to the second quarter.
Care spending 3.2 percent up
In 2011, spending on health car and welfare in the Netherlands amounted to 90.0 billion euro. This is 3.2 percent more than in 2010.
goods transported via land and water cover less than 300 kilometres
Ninety percent of goods loaded on to road vehicles, inland vessels or trains in the Netherlands are subsequently transported across a distance of less than 300 kilometres. The shorter the road...
Baby boomers: ripples of a birth wave
Some 2.4 million babies were born in the Netherlands in the period 1946–1955. Although births also peaked in other countries in western Europe after the war, until the mid 1950s the Dutch birth rate...
Statistical Yearbook, 2011
The Statistical yearbook is a source of many figures on nearly all aspects of Dutch society.
Manufacturing turnover up, output down
Turnover in the Dutch manufacturing industry was again higher in May 2005 than in the same month last year. Compared with May last year it was 8 percent higher.
Dutch government guarantor for 46 billion euros worth of loans
By the end of 2013 the Dutch government provided for 46 billion euros worth of debt guarantees for loans. Nearly 39 billion euros of these debt guarantees > were made available by the central...
Share of teleworking employees growing
Over the past years, the share of employees working from home has risen to nearly one in three in 2012. Half of employees could take leave whenever they wanted and more than one in five could set...
Dutch economy contracts 0.6 percent
The Dutch economy contracted 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 relative to the fourth quarter of 2010. In the third quarter, the economy had still grown by 1.1 percent compared to the third...
Four in every ten businesses use social media
More than forty percent of businesses employing at least 10 persons use one or more social media accounts. Three quarters of large companies (employing 500 or more persons) use the social media for...
Economic growth 0.2 percent in second quarter of 2015
According to the second estimate of economic growth conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the Dutch economy grew 0.2 percent in Q2 2015 relative to Q1 2015.
Unemployment rises further in May
Unemployment in the Netherlands rose by 9 thousand in May, to 659 thousand persons.
manufacturing turnover falls for third year in a row because of low oil prices
Manufacturing turnover in the Netherlands fell slightly in 2014: by 0.5 percent. This is the third consecutive year that manufacturing turnover has decreased. One of the causes of the decrease was...
Small positive result for transport sector
Turnover generated by the transport sector in the second quarter of 2013 was 0.5 percent up from the same period last year. Airlines and courier firms were the main contributors to the positive...
Temp agencies positive about fourth quarter 2013
The amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased in the fourth quarter of 2013 relative to the third quarter. The number of hours worked on secondment basis also grew.
Jobs in health care demanding, but also rewarding
People working in the health care and welfare sector think their jobs are physically and emotionally demanding. They are nevertheless more than averagely pleased with their jobs.