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Producer confidence further down
The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated in August. The producer confidence indicator dropped from -2.2 in July to -3.3 in August. August was the fifth month in a row, in which producer...
Providers of business services anticipate turnover increase
n August, business services providers anticipating turnover to grow during the next three months outnumbered those anticipating turnover to decline. The index stood at + 21 in August versus +7 in...
Consumption growth practically at a standstill
In the first six months of 2011, Dutch consumption expenditure remained at the same level as one year previously. In June, households even spent one percent less on goods and services than twelve...
House prices drop faster
Prices of existing owner-occupied houses were on average 2.3 percent lower in July 2011 than in July 2010.
Household consumption down in June
Household spending on goods and services was 0.9 percent lower in June 2011 than in June 2010. This was the first decrease in well over a year.
Consumer confidence and share prices slump simultaneously
Each month, Statistics Netherlands measures consumer confidence. Consumer confidence is affected by numerous factors, like unemployment, share prices, developments on the housing market and...
Consumer confidence nosedives
Consumer confidence declined dramatically in August. The consumer confidence indicator fell 9 points to -21. Confidence in the economic climate nosedived, whereas willingness to buy remained stable.
Unemployment up in July
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands was 413 thousand in July, i.e. 22 thousand above the level in the preceding month.
Unemployment up in July
Seasonally adjusted unemployment totalled 413 thousand in July, exceeding the 400 thousand mark for the first time in 2011.
Zero growth for private sector investments in June
In June 2011, private sector investments in tangible fixed assets were the same as in June 2010, whereas in May, they were still nearly 10 percent up on one year previously.
Number of job vacancies marginally up
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 137 thousand vacacancies were open by the end of June, i.e. 2 thousand more than one quarter previously.
No growth retail turnover in June
Retail sales in June were at the same level as in June 2010.
Retail trade: higher prices, lower sales
Retail sales in the second quarter of 2011 were 1.4 percent up on the second quarter of 2010.
Growth Dutch economy slows down
The Dutch economy grew by 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year. The growth was considerably less substantial than in the first quarter, when the gross...
Number of jobs continues to rise
In the second quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 46 thousand higher than in the same quarter of 2010, an increase of 0.6 percent.
Slightly more job vacancies
At the end of June 2011, there were 137 thousand job vacancies, i.e. 2 thousand more than at the end of March. The private sector accounted entirely for the increase.
Exports growth slightly up
The volume of exports of goods increased by nearly 6 percent in June from twelve months previously. This is marginally above the increase in May. The growth of the volume of exports has remained...
Terms of trade improved
Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods improved in June 2011 compared to June 2010. Prices of exported goods were 3.1 percent higher, prices of imported goods rose by 2.2 percent.
Slightly more bankruptcies
In July this year, 460 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt, slightly more than in June.
Turnover growth manufacturing industry 8 percent
Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 8 percent in June 2011 relative to June 2010. In May, turnover was 24 percent up on one year previously. The working-day and holiday pattern in June...
Manufacturing output growth unchanged
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was over 2 percent higher in June 2011 than in June 2010. Output growth was the same as in May.
Manufacturing industry still suffering from blow credit crunch
Output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 2.4 percent higher in June 2011 than in June 2010. Production has been higher than one year previously for almost eighteen months now,...
Retail sales marginally up
Retail sales were 0.5 percent higher in May than twelve months previously. Retail prices were nearly 3 percent higher.
Inflation rate climbs to 2.6 percent
July’s inflation rate was 2.6 percent versus 2.3 percent in June.