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The Dutch economy grew by 1.8 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period in 2009. In the second quarter the economy grew by 2.2 percent.

In September 2010, the volume of goods exports was up by nearly 10 percent on September 2009, as against nearly 12 percent in August compared to August 2009. The volume of exported goods in September...

Dutch economic growth in the third quarter of 2010 reached 1.8 percent compared to the same quarter of 2009.

In the third quarter of 2010 there were 17 thousand fewer jobs of employees than in the same quarter of 2009. Employment is gradually declining less.

Dutch retailers realised 1.4 percent more turnover in the third quarter of 2010 than in the same period last year.

After correction for seasonal effects there were 126 thousand job vacancies in the Netherlands at the end of September 2010.

The Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods improved slightly in September 2010 compared with September 2009. Prices of imported goods were 7.2 percent higher, prices of exported goods...

In October 2010, 535 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt. The number of bankruptcies is considerably higher than in September, when...

The average daily output of the Dutch manufacturing industry was 4 percent higher in September 2010 than in September 2009.

The Dutch inflation rate stayed the same in October. Consumer prices were on average 1.6 percent higher than the year before, as was the case in September.

Dutch inflation stood at 1.6 percent in October, equalling September’s inflation rate. Inflation has been stable for four months.

Dutch retailers generated 0.3 percent more turnover in August than one year previously.

The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 2.6 percent in October 2010, up from 2.5 percent in September. The long-term interest rate...

In September, factory gate prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were nearly 9 percent higher than in September 2009. In August, manufactured products were nearly 8 percent more expensive than...

The mood among manufacturers improved slightly in October.

In October, the number of business services providers anticipating turnover growth in the next three months largely outnumbered those anticipating a decrease.

In August, manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were more than 6 percent lower than in the same month last year.

In August 2010, the volume of goods exports was more than 14 percent up on twelve months previously, as against more than 12 percent in July compared to July 2009. Just as in July, the volume of...

Prices of existing owner-occupied houses sold in September 2010 were on average 0.6 percent lower than in September 2009.

In August 2010, the volume of corporate investments in tangible fixed assets was 1.5 percent down on August 2009. This decline is less substantial than in July, when private sector investments were...

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 412 thousand persons were unemployed in September 2010.

In September 2010, seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 412 thousand, a decline by 2 thousand relative to August. Unemployment has dropped for the seventh months running.

The mood among consumers improved in October 2010. The consumer confidence index stood at -10 in October versus -14 in September, thus reaching the highest level since January 2010.

In August 2010, household spending on goods and services was 1.6 percent up on August 2009.