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Threat of high inflation fading
Dutch inflation was 2.3 percent in November 2008. This is substantially lower than a few months earlier, when steadily increasing oil and food prices threatened to push up inflation. In July and...
Government deficit down to 2.3 percent
The Dutch government deficit according to the EMU definition was 2.3 percent in 2004, once again within the limits of the European norm of 3 percent. In 2003 the deficit was still 3.2 percent....
Both studying and working young people leave home later
In 2017, the average age of young people leaving the parental home was 23.5 years, versus 22.8 years in 2012.
Migration Motives Statistic
The Migration Motives Statistic provides information on the immigration of persons with a non-Dutch nationality, broken down by the reason for immigration into the Netherlands.
CBS constantly looking for new data sources
In order to carry out its statutory task, CBS is constantly looking for new data sources
Contribution final expenditure to volume growth of GDP; NA, 1995-2016
Contribution to volume growth GDP by expenditure components Annual data
Purchasing power erodes further in 2011
The Dutch population lost 0.4 percent of their purchasing power last year. The loss in 2010 was 0.6 percent.
Lorry driver and shop assistant most popular jobs
In 2009, the most popular job among women was shop assistant and the most popular job among men was lorry driver. These jobs were also chosen in 1993.
Steady increase in pupils attending special schools
In school year 2010/’11 nearly 69 thousand pupils went to special schools, compared to 54 thousand in school year 2003/’04.
80 thousand workers live in Belgium and Germany
According to a study by Statistics Netherlands published this week, around 80 thousand people who work in the Netherlands travel from Belgium and Germany to do so. The main places of work are...
Price developments in Dutch Caribbean mirror uniqueness of the three islands
“You can only govern a country, if you know the figures”, is a slogan used by Statistics Netherlands. The slogan also applies to the islands of Bonaire, Saint. Eustatius and Saba,...
Cultural ecosystem services
These are the nonmaterial benefits people obtain from ecosystems through spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, reflection, recreation and aesthetic experiences
Publication policy
Description of CBS publication policy.
Higher government revenues reduce public deficit
Government revenues were nearly 7 bn euros higher in the first six months of 2016 than in the same period last year.
Unemployment marginally down
The most recent figures show that seasonally adjusted unemployment declined marginally in February 2012 to 469 thousand, i.e. 6 percent of the labour force.
Declining growth self-employed without personnel
In 2008, there were more than 640 thousand self-employed without personnel (ZZP workers) in the Netherlands. Their number has risen sharply over the past twelve years but in the second quarter of...
Consumption up slightly in November
Dutch household consumption grew a little in November 2004. The volume of domestic consumption was up 0.2 percent on November 2003. The figure was adjusted for differences in shopping day patterns....
Dutch utilisation capacity rate exceptionally low
The industrial capacity utilisation rate in the Netherlands is exceptionally low. In April 2009, manufacturing industry used over 74 percent of total output capacity available.
Local government to a large extent financially dependent on The Hague
The local government level is fairly comprehensive in the Netherlands. But local government, including municipalities and provinces, is to a large extent financially dependent on The...