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More innovation, better education and more environmental awareness required to maintain current prosperity level
The quality of life is high in the Netherlands compared to other European countries, but it seems impossible to retain this level of prosperity in the long run.
Hospital admissions affect drop-out rate vwo pupils
Vwo (pre-university education) pupils who were admitted in hospital once or more run a greater risk to leave secondary education without a regular diploma than vwo pupils who were never admitted in...
Dutch manufacturers slightly more positive
Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers has increased slightly in February 2019.
480 million euros spent in foreign EU webshops in Q1
In Q1 2020, Dutch consumers purchased 480 million euros worth of products from foreign EU webshops. This is 18.8 percent more than in Q2 2019, when they spent 404 billion euros
Dutch manufacturers less positive
Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated in May 2019.
Gross domestic product of the Caribbean Netherlands
Gross domestic product (GDP) of the Caribbean Netherlands
Retail turnover growth 4 percent in March
Retail turnover growth 4 percent in March
Crude oil, natural gas and coal prices considerably higher
Prices of crude oil, natural gas and coal were significantly higher in 2011 than in 2010. The price increase is partly caused by the rising global demand for energy, the Japan earthquake in 2011 and...
Some 241 thousand people have no medical insurance
On 1 May 2006, some 241 thousand people in the Netherlands were not insured for the costs of medical care. This 1.5 percent of the Dutch population.
Growing number of ICT professionals self-employed
The number of self-employed information and communication technology (ICT) specialists has increased over the period 2000-2010. ICT specialists are also more often educated at higher vocational...
Public-financed health care institutions; key figures, 2006-2014
Profit-and-loss account, balance sheet, personnel, hospitals, youth care nursing homes and home care, mental health care, care for the disabled
Jobs in health care demanding, but also rewarding
People working in the health care and welfare sector think their jobs are physically and emotionally demanding. They are nevertheless more than averagely pleased with their jobs.
Dutch economy contracts 0.6 percent
The Dutch economy contracted 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 relative to the fourth quarter of 2010. In the third quarter, the economy had still grown by 1.1 percent compared to the third...
Median purchasing power continues to rise
The purchasing power of the Dutch population improved 1.1 percent last year.
Higher purchasing power for employees in care sector
Today, Statistics Netherlands announced that the recession which has persisted since late 2008 has undermined the financial position of households
Dutch manufacturers again less positive
Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated again.
Entrepreneurs anticipate more turnover and less investment in 2021
Entrepreneurs expect to invest less in 2021 than in the current year for the first time since 2013, but a majority anticipate an increase in turnover and staffing levels.