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‘A breakthrough in how we think about bias’ – that is how professor Jaap van den Herik at Leiden University described Statistics Netherlands (CBS) researcher Quinten Meertens’ PhD thesis...

COVID-19 impact on central government

The number of people switching from one job to another typically increases if the economy is booming and declines if the economy is shrinking. In recent years, more people seem prepared to accept new...

frequently asked questions about Annual / Production statistics

The Dutch economy grew by 0.6 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2009.

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.

frequently asked questions about RGS

The consumer price index (CPI) was 0.8 percent higher in November than in the same month last year.

In 2020 – the year of coronavirus – the population of the Netherlands grew less rapidly than in previous years.

In the period July through September, the number of people aged 15 to 74 years in employment grew by 22 thousand per month on average, to 9.1 million in September.

Just over 45 thousand people (in full-time equivalents) were employed in the Dutch sustainable energy sector in 2013. This is 24 percent more than in 2008. In the remainder of the economy employment...

The economic relationship with Africa is central to this Internationalisation Monitor. With which countries in Africa does much trade take place, in which goods or services, which companies do this...

In 2020, consumer prices in the Netherlands rose by 1.3 percent on average relative to the previous year.

According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation has improved somewhat again in April 2015 relative to March. In the last two months, the economy also improved.

International trade, transport, transit trade Continents, NSTR chapters, flow types, value and weight, transport mode

Statistics Netherlands has developed the Business Cycle Tracer as a tool to assist in the analysis of short term developments in the Dutch economy. The emphasis is on the dynamics in the economy, the...

According to the first estimate the Dutch economy shrank by 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the third quarter and by 1.0 percent in the third quarter compared to the second...

CBS-hoofdeconoom Peter Hein van Mulligen over de uitstoot van broeikasgassen in 2020 in Nederland. Met hoeveel procent daalde deze vorig jaar?

Humans and the economy are highly dependent on the natural environment and the corresponding provision of products and services.

Cities and clusters are important from an economical point of view. According to various national and international studies, agglomeration economies mean that businesses in urban areas and clusters...

One in three Dutch enterprises faces financial obstacles. It is harder for them to get credit and loans and debtors pose an increasing risk. For the next twelve months enterprises mainly expect to...

The Dutch economy grew 4.2 percent in the third quarter of 2007 relative to one year previously.

In Q1 2021, turnover in the accommodation and food services sector fell by nearly 4 percent relative to the previous quarter.

According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in December was about the same as in November. The recovery is still fragile. In the period between summer 2013 and...

The Dutch economy contracted 0.1 percent in the first quarter of 2013 relative to the fourth quarter of 2012.