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Most exporting industries not concerned about trade policy
Nearly 59 percent of Dutch exporting manufacturers have indicated they have no concerns about trade policy affecting their export activities in the next 12 months.
More plastic waste collected separately
The volume of plastic waste collected separately has more than doubled from 6 million kg in 2006 to 13 million kg in 2008. The volume of plastic waste produced by households is estimated at 750...
House price increase moderated further in June
In June, owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 16.6 percent more expensive than in the same month last year.
From 2016 more detailed insight into developments in consumer prices
From 2016 a more detailed classification of goods and services ECOICOP will be put into use for the National and European consumer price indices CPI and HICP.
A new method of calculating the consumer price index
Subtitled in English Due to the rapid increase in energy prices in recent years, it became apparent that the traditional method of calculating the consumer price index (CPI) and inflation was no...
Fewer domestic and more foreign holidays last year
Large numbers of Dutch went on holiday last year, despite the economic recession. The number of long holidays remained fairly stable. More long holidays were spent abroad, but the number of domestic...
Dutch consumers more reluctant to borrow money
In the first three quarters of 2009, Dutch households took out 7.4 billion euro in consumer loans, 12 percent less than in the same period last year. Since the outbreak of the economic crisis,...
Fire service attending to more non-fire incidents
In 2019, the control room of The Netherlands Fire Service processed 238 thousand reported incidents, i.e. 3 percent less than in the previous year. The number of reports and call-outs was up for both...
More purchasing power for low-income groups on Statia
Purchasing power in the Caribbean Netherlands rose once again in 2017. The median increase was highest for the inhabitants of St Eustatius at 2.6 percent.
160 thousand more employed within a year
Between August and October 2019, the number of people in paid employment rose by 14 thousand per month on average, reaching a total of 9.0 million in October. In the same period, unemployment rose by...
40 percent international first-year students at Dutch universities
More and more foreign students enrol at a Dutch university (WO) or university of applied science (HBO).
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....
A million households more by 2045
The number of households in the Netherlands is expected to grow fast over the next few decades.
Unemployed more engaged in volunteer work than people with paid jobs
Some 22 percent in the adult population were engaged in volunteer work in 2009. People with paid jobs almost as often did volunteer work as people who did not have paid jobs, but unemployed spent...
Consumers more positive
The mood among Dutch consumers has improved in August compared to July. According to Statistics Netherlands, the consumer confidence indicator rose by 2 points to + 6 and is back at the June level.
More asylum seekers, fewer following relatives in Q3
In Q3 2018, the number of asylum seekers and following family members was up on Q2 as well as on 2017.