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Just like in January, the vacancy indicator remained fairly stable in February relative to the preceding month. Pessimism still marginally prevailed over optimism in the private sector. At the end of...

After adjustment for seasonal effects, consumer confidence in the Netherlands has fallen by 4 points in March, to -26. This slight fall follows a large increase in confidence in February. Consumer...

In September 2010, the volume of goods exports was up by nearly 10 percent on September 2009, as against nearly 14 percent in August compared to August 2009. The volume of exported goods in September...

The Dutch population lost 0.4 percent of their purchasing power last year. The loss in 2010 was 0.6 percent.

At the end of December 2011, there were 123 thousand job vacancies, i.e. 10 thousand fewer than at the end of September. The number of job vacancies fell for the second consecutive quarter.

The number of people aged under 65 claiming income support benefit fell by 7 thousand in the second quarter of 2007. 290 thousand people were claiming income support at the end of June 2007.

Dutch households spent 1.1 percent less on goods and services in October 2013 than in October 2012. The decline is less substantial than in preceding months. This is mainly due to higher car sales.

Dutch consumers borrowed 10.4 billion euro in 2007, the same amount as in 2006.

About the Labour Force Survey (LFS) Caribbean Netherlands

Although unemployment in the Netherlands is still decreasing, Dutch consumers are becoming noticeably gloomier about the labour market. The news that companies are beginning to suffer the effects of...

Factory gate prices of Dutch manufactured products were 0.6 percent higher in the first quarter of 2004 than in the fourth quarter of 2003. Prices of imported products hardly changed. The base of the...