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Dutch economy barely grows in first quarter of 2025
According to the first estimate from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on the data currently available, gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.1 percent in Q1 2025 relative to the previous...
Inflation at 3.7 percent in March according to flash estimate
The inflation rate in the Netherlands stood at 3.7 percent in March, according to the flash estimate of Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
What is Statistics Netherlands and what does it do?
Statistics Netherlands (known in Dutch as ‘Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek’ or CBS) is a name that the majority of Dutch people are familiar with.
The Netherlands in Numbers 2025, key issues facing our society today
The sixth edition of the web publication The Netherlands in Numbers has been released today.
House prices up by 10.6 percent in March
In March 2025, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding newbuild homes) were 10.6 percent higher than one year previously, on average.
Economic growth of 0.4 percent in Q4 2024
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.4 percent in Q4 2024 relative to Q3 2024.
Economic growth of 0.4 percent in Q1 2025
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.4 percent in Q1 2025 relative to Q4 2024.
Economic picture slightly more negative in November
The economic picture was slightly more negative in November than it was in October, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
Exports up by 0.5 percent in April
In April 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 0.5 percent year on year.
Dutch economy grows fractionally in second quarter of 2025
According to the first estimate from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on the data currently available, gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.1 percent in Q2 2025 relative to the previous...
How do we keep the earth inhabitable for humans and other species?
Climate change, chemical pollution, acidification of the oceans - these are all examples of what happens when we go beyond the limits of what our planet can support: planetary boundaries.
Turnover in accommodation and food services sector up by 3.3 percent in Q3
Turnover in the accommodation and food services sector was up by 3.3 percent in Q3 2025, year on year.
Investment up by over 2 percent in March
In March 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was up by 2.2 percent year on year.
Inflation at 3.3 percent in May according to flash estimate
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports in a flash estimate that the CPI-measured inflation rate stood at 3.3 percent in May 2025.
Household consumption slightly up in April
Household spending was 0.2 percent higher in April 2025 than it was in April 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Business confidence down again in Q2 2025
Business confidence has fallen for the second consecutive quarter, reaching -7.5 in the second quarter of 2025
Two-thirds of businesses are struggling with staff shortages
Two-thirds of entrepreneurs are dealing with shortage of staff.
More transactions and price increases in new-build homes in Q4 2024
In the fourth quarter of 2024, there were 38 percent more new-build transactions than in Q4 of 2023.
Exports up by over 3 percent in March
In March 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 3.2 percent year on year.
Largest harvest of ware potatoes and seed onions in 25 years
The gross yield for ware potatoes in 2025 are up by nearly 37 percent on 2024.
Investment down by almost 4 percent in February
In February 2024, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 3.6 percent year on year.
Life expectancy forecast for 65-year-olds: 20.96 years in 2030
According to current projections by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), life expectancy at the age of 65 will stand at 20.96 years in 2030.
Misunderstandings due to multilingualism in the workplace
The majority of respondents (64 percent) say that when colleagues speak more than one language, this rarely leads to misunderstandings.
Household consumption up by almost 1 percent in March
Household spending was 0.9 percent higher in March 2025 than it was in March 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Number of women killed by partner or ex unchanged in 15 years
An average of 22 women were killed each year by their partner or ex-partner between 2020 and 2024 (including cases where a partner or ex-partner was the perpetrator or presumed perpetrator).