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Dutch heathland: more purple, less yellow
Dutch heaths have been changing colour in recent years. Plants that colour heathland purple, such as heather, have been increasing, while grasses that give heathland a more yellow colour, such as...
most substantial increase consumer spending in four years
According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands today, Dutch consumer spending on goods and services was 1.8 percent up in January 2015 from January 2014. This was the most substantial...
Number of brewers more than quadrupled since 2007
The number of beer breweries in the Netherlands has more than quadrupled.
Substantial increase assets pension funds and insurance companies in first quarter
In the first quarter of 2004 the total assets of pension funds and insurance companies rose by 46 billion euro to 829 billion euro. On balance the value of shares rose by more than 24 billion euro,...
Addressing complex issues with ODISSEI
This spring, the social sciences data platform ODISSEI received a grant of more than 9 million euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
Emissions to water, heavy metals
Between 2000 and 2014, emissions of heavy metals to water fell by nearly 58 percent, while the economy grew by 17 percent.
Consumption by type of goods and services; NA, 1969-2016
Final consumption expenditure Type of goods and services
Household spending almost 13 percent down in May
Consumers spent 12.8 percent less in May 2020 than one year previously. This is the second sharpest contraction in domestic household consumption CBS has ever recorded.
Dutch government lends Greece 11.9 billion euros
Together, the countries in Europe have lent the Greek government 195 billion euros. The Dutch contribution to this loan is 11.9 billion euros, i.e. more than 700 euros per Dutch resident. The Greek...
Disposable household income falls further
The real disposable income of Dutch households was 2.6 percent lower in the first quarter of 2013 than in the same period last year. This is mainly the result of the high inflation rate: prices of...
Butterfly population in steep decline
The butterfly population in the Netherlands declined further in 2012 and has currently reached the lowest level of the past twenty years
More immigrants from EU countries
On 1 January 2012, the population of the Netherlands totalled more than 16.7 million persons, an increase by 70 thousand from 1 January 2011.
Dutch greenhouse gas emissions fall further
The emission of greenhouse gases in the Netherlands fell for the fourth year in a row in 2008.
Economic growth at 2.7 percent in the third quarter of 2006
The Dutch economy saw a 2.7 percent growth in the third quarter van 2006.
Exports down by 4 percent in March
The total volume of goods exports shrank by 4.0 percent in March year-on-year. This is the first contraction in exports since June 2019.
Seeking partners for adequate measuring of the economy
In view of all kinds of developments, such as globalisation, digitisation and the shift towards services, measurement of the Dutch economy requires additional attention
House prices Amsterdam exceed pre-recession era
House prices Amsterdam exceed pre-recession era