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First study of well-being Caribbean Netherlands shows mixed picture
Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius are on the right track in terms of poverty reduction, one of the internationally agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
A picture says more than a thousand words
CBS wants to make its data even more accessible. One effective way to do this is through data visualisation
Existing own homes; purchase prices, price indices 2015=100
Price indices, number sold, changes and average purchase prices of existing own homes in the Netherlands.
Producer confidence picking up again
Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers improved in November 2022.
Internationalisation Monitor 2022 Q2 – International trade in services
In this edition of the Internationalisation Monitor we provide more insight into international trade in services: how did it develop in the past years and what barriers do firms encounter when they...
Flash estimate: inflation 1.6% in November, excluding energy at 4.1%
According to the flash estimate of inflation by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the inflation rate stands at 1.6 percent in November.
Turnover accommodation and food services up by 0.3 percent in Q3
Seasonally adjusted turnover in the accommodation and food services sector rose by 0.3 percent in Q3 2023 relative to Q2 2023.
House prices 2.3 percent lower in October
In October, owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 2.3 percent cheaper than in October 2022.
Newly constructed dwellings; input price index of construction costs
Provide insight into the development of construction costs of new dwellings in the cost categories wages and material.
Ensuring the quality of statistics using scientific methods
CBS uses scientifically proven methods to guarantee the quality of its products and services.
Number of economically independent women has risen from 20 to 70 percent
Between 1977 and 2022, the share of women who were economically independent increased from 20 percent to 70 percent.
2024
While in past decades censuses were held every ten years, under legislation currently being drafted, after 2024, the census is set to be held on an annual basis and the number of variables on which...
2011
Few statistical offices were as advanced as CBS. Only Denmark and Finland conducted their censuses in the same way, using registers. Unique for the Netherlands was that it used survey data to fill...
1947
By far the biggest problem when conducting a census is keeping all the data confidential. The 1947 census resolved this issue by updating the forms people had to fill in.
Young technicians four times as often male
In 2022, there were 609 thousand young people (aged 15 to 34 years) in the Netherlands who had completed a technical education.
Export earnings in 2021 exceeding pre-pandemic level
In 2021, the Netherlands exported 798 billion euros in goods and services.
Nearly 11 thousand more deaths than expected during second wave
Between mid-September 2020, the start of the second wave of coronavirus, and the end of June 2021, there were close to 11 thousand more deaths (9 percent) than expected.
Nearly 21 million air passengers in Q3 2023
In Q3 2023, the number of air passengers travelling through one of the five major airports of the Netherlands was almost 21 million; up by over 11 percent on Q3 2022.
Existing own homes; purchase price indices by type of dwelling 2015=100
Existing own homes, price index 2015=100 Sold dwellings, average purchase price, type of dwelling
How to measure well being
Well-being is about the quality of life here and now, and the extent to which this is at the expense of the well-being of later generations or that of people elsewhere in the world. A short...
Economic outlook more positive again
In August 2021, the economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has become more positive.
Economic growth of 0.3 percent in Q4 2023
According to the first quarterly estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of currently available data, in Q4 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.3 percent relative...
Inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands further up
In Q3 2022, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 12.2 percent more expensive than one year previously.
Vehicle mileage not yet back at pre-pandemic level
In 2021, Dutch motor vehicles, with the exception of motorcycles and mopeds, travelled a total distance of nearly 134 billion kilometres in the Netherlands and abroad.
China top supplier of products containing critical raw materials
China is the largest supplier of products that contain critical raw materials (CRMs), such as solar panels.