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Profits of non-financial corporations up again
In Q3 2022, Dutch non-financial corporations’ gross profits before taxes amounted to 84.5 billion euros. This is 9 billion euros more than in Q3 2021 and the highest amount since the beginning of the...
CBS World Café VIII – Firm productivity April 4th, 2023, 14:00-15:00
The theme of CBS World Café VIII is Firm productivity. A key measure of firm performance is their ability to transform inputs such as capital and labour, into output such as sales.
More prison detainees in 2021
In 2021, the number of people held in detention rose on the previous year. However, it declined when observed a longer period. This is evident from new figures released by Statistics Netherlands...
Why does Statistics Netherlands (CBS) need so much data?
It is the job of Statistics Netherlands to produce and publish official statistics that can help inform the public debate in the Netherlands.
Statistical Trends
CBS conducts a wide range of studies on developments and backgrounds in the social and economic spheres of society. Statistical Trends is the online platform to bring the results of these studies to...
Motor vehicles; type, age class, 1 January
Passenger cars, delivery vans, lorries, road tractors, buses, trailers, semi-trailers, motorcycles, vehicle age classes.
Dutch people more pessimistic about the future of society
In 2021, people in the Netherlands were more pessimistic about the future society than in 2018.
Innovative research into drone flight paths using CBS data
It’s hard to remember a time before unmanned aircraft – drones – took to the skies.
Are my personal data identifiable when they are collected by Statistics Netherlands (CBS)?
When we convert raw data into statistics, we remove any personal data that could lead to individuals being identified at the earliest possible stage.
An increasing number of people use smart devices
More than 8 in 10 people in the Netherlands aged 12 years and over have one or more smart devices or systems at home that are connected to the internet.
Who is responsible for ensuring that Statistics Netherlands (CBS) complies with the relevant legislation?
Statistics Netherlands has its own Data Protection Officer (DPO) who supervises the application of and compliance with the GDPR within the organisation.
Big data sources for official statistics
Discussion Paper about now casting monthly unemployment figures using auxiliary series derived from big data sources.
Army medical statistics: a 19th century mine of information
We use statistics to build up our knowledge about society. This is an age-old idea of what statistics are for. In the words of Jan Ackersdyck, professor of statistics in Utrecht in the mid-19th...
Unemployment slightly down in November
In November 2022, 364 thousand people were unemployed. From September through November, unemployment declined by an average of 5 thousand per month.
Statistics that count
In 2000 Statistics Netherlands went through a major reorganisation, rejuvenating itself in the process. This paper outlines the strategy that Statistics Netherlands will pursue in the next few years....
Agricultural sector records slightly higher income in 2022
In 2022, the Dutch agricultural sector generated 1.9 percent more income than in 2021. At the same time, animal output dropped slightly (-0.7 percent) while crop output fell relatively sharply by...
Statistics Netherlands launches new website cbs.nl
The new website's main focus is now on news releases,
Tjin-A-Tsoi new Director General of Statistics Netherlands
On Friday 24 January 2014 the Cabinet has adopted the proposal by the Minister of Economic Affairs, Mr Kamp, and the Central Commission for Statistics to appoint Dr. T.B.P.M. (Tjark) Tjin-A-Tsoi as...
Netherlands Pilot Project on Morbidity Statistics
This report describes the work carried out in the Netherlands Pilot Project on Morbidity Statistics, co-funded by Eurostat. The project was carried out by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the...
Statistics of Finances of Enterprises
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Information management as tool for standardization in statistics
We describe the role of information management in redesign programs: why it is needed, how it is at present being developed through international cooperation in the Generic Statistical Information...