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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that, adjusted for court session days, the number of bankruptcies, declined by 7 in September 2015 relative to August, thus reaching the lowest level since...

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...

In 2010, 10.7 thousand people aged 15 years or older lived on Bonaire; 7.1 thousand of them had a job, which puts the labour participation rate for the island at 66.6 percent.

Is the ubiquitous vacancy of retail space reflected in its property price developments? And how have the prices of office buildings developed since the credit crisis?

Jobs and wages of employees at enterprises in the Netherlands by locus of control and economic activity (SIC 2008)

In Q1 2018, Dutch consumers spent around 400 million euros (excl. VAT) on products sold by foreign EU webshops.

Since the subsidy on solar electricity systems was abolished in 2003, sales of solar electricity systems on the Dutch market have plummeted. Last year, few new systems were added. Nevertheless, Dutch...

According to Statistics Netherlands’ second estimate, Dutch economic growth was -0.4 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the previous quarter.

According to figures from Statistics Netherlands, there were 108 thousand more jobs for employees in the Netherlands in the third quarter of 2008 than in the same quarter in 2007. This is an increase...

Retail sector reports lower turnover

Statistics Netherlands reports that Dutch retail turnover was up by 3.2 percent in July 2015 on July 2014, mainly because of growing sales (3.4 percent). Prices fell by 0.2 percent. Most of the...

The economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has become again less unfavourable in December.

The number of new business start-ups in 2012 was 19 thousand down from 2011 and the number of closedowns grew by nearly 11 thousand. Yet, the overall number of businesses increased for the sixth year...

Last year, 9.6 thousand bankruptcies were filed, i.e. 9 percent fewer than in 2009.

According to the most recent figures, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation stood at 489 thousand in May, almost the same as in April.

Just over one in three employees regularly work overtime. More men and full-time workers work overtime than women and part-time workers.

A relatively large share (10% in 2016) of Dutch agricultural exports is destined for the UK.

Despite having paid jobs, 370 thousand households in the Netherlands were living below the poverty line in 2009.