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Students borrow more and more
In 2007, Dutch students altogether borrowed 2.7 billion euro – an increase by 19 percent relative to the previous year – from the institution responsible for the issue of study loans and grants...
fewer young people in the Caribbean Netherlands than in the Netherlands have a side job
Around three in ten young people in the Caribbean Netherlands are employed. It is more difficult for young inhabitants on the islands than those who live in the European part of the Netherlands to...
Largest house price increase since early 2002
In October 2017, prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 8.2 percent higher.
Professor at CBS investigating impact of urban life
research on urban areas and urban problems
Largest house price increase in 15 years
Prices of owner-occupied houses (excluding new constructions) were on average 7.3 percent higher in March 2017.
More people find the environment highly polluted
In 2017, over half of the adult population in the Netherlands indicated that air, soil and water are severely polluted. Three-quarters believe that the natural environment has been seriously damaged....
Prices St Eustatius up 2.1 percent
In Q3 2017, consumer prices on St Eustatius were 2.1 percent higher.
Year-on-year house prices 6 percent up in November
Prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 6.0 percent higher in November 2016 than in November 2015.
Largest house price increase in 14 years
Prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 6.0 percent higher in August 2016 than in August 2015.
Largest house price increase in almost twelve years
Prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 4.9 percent higher in July 2016 than in July 2015.
Highest house price increase in 8 years
Prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 4.3 percent higher in March 2016 than in March 2015.
Manufacturers less positive
In January 2022, the mood among Dutch manufacturers is less positive. However, producer confidence is still well above its long-term average this month.
Exports up by nearly 2 percent in June
The total volume of goods exports grew by 1.6 percent in June year-on-year.
Highest house price increase in almost nine years
Prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 4.6 percent higher in June 2016 than in June 2015.
Mortality among institutional population nearly doubled
In week 14, there were an estimated 1,485 deaths among the institutional population. In the first ten weeks of 2020, weekly mortality in institutional households stood at 797 on average.
Integration a step forward with the second generation
The second generation, born in the Netherlands, is starting to become the face of the population with a non-western background in Dutch society
Exports up by 1.5 percent in May
The total volume of goods exports grew by 1.5 percent in May year-on-year.
Consumer prices 2.1 percent up in October
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.1 percent higher in October than in the same month last year.
Growing scepticism towards Europe
Since the early 1990s, Euroscepticism has grown among Dutch voters. Only Young voters in the 18–25 age category are truly enthusiastic about Europe.
Household spending over 2 percent up in May
Dutch consumers spent 2.4 percent more in May 2019 than in May 2018.
One in three disabled hold paid jobs
In 2013, 14 percent of all 15 to 64-year-olds in the Netherlands – nearly 1.6 million people – had a disability. They suffer from chronic diseases, disorders or disabilities restricting their...
Nearly one in five first-year mbo students leave school without a diploma
Drop-out rates in senior secondary vocational education (mbo) range from 10 percent after one year in school to nearly 20 percent after four years.