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Utrecht house prices show smallest fall of four largest cities
Asking prices for homes for sale in the Netherlands were 4.5 percent lower on average in the third quarter of 2013 than twelve months previously. In Utrecht, prices were 2.0 percent lower, the...
418 municipalities in 2011
On 1 January 2011, there were 418 municipalities in the Netherlands versus 431 on 1 January 2010. This downward trend has been going on for many years; the aim of reducing the number of...
Major cities hit less hard by recession
Last year, the economy shrank across nearly all provinces. The economy in the province of Friesland shrank most dramatically (1.5 percent), but the contraction was also above the national average of...
New steps in big data for traffic and transport statistics
CBS now makes statistics about road traffic intensities purely on the basis of road sensors
Flevoland has highest unemployment rate
Unemployment has risen across all Dutch provinces last year. Flevoland, Groningen and Friesland had the highest unemployment rates.
More social security claimants in 2014, but share young claimants stable
The number of social security claimants increased further by 22 thousand in 2014, versus an increase by 32 thousand in 2013. The share of young claimants has not changed. Statistics Netherlands...
Population growth concentrates in 30 largest municipalities
In 2013, the population in the Netherlands grew by 50 thousand. The bulk of the population growth (47 thousand) was recorded in the thirty largest Dutch municipalities. The population continues to...
Groningen has largest proportion of young social security claimants
By the end of 2007, the municipalities of Reiderland, Pekela and Veendam in the province of Groningen had the highest proportion of young social security claimants.
Many new businesses in the four major cities
The four major cities, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague are all in the starterss top 10. These municipalities have the highest starter to total company ratio.
Combining data sources to gain new insights in mobility
This paper describes how multiple data sources that relate to mobility in the city of Rotterdam were combined to create a model for scenario analysis. Sources originate from RET, Gemeente Rotterdam...
Fewer young crime suspects
In 2012, 66 thousand young people in the age category 12-24 were arrested on suspicion of having committed at least one criminal offence, i.e. a reduction by nearly one third relative to 2007. The...
Modest rise foreseen for 2010 local taxes in large municipalities
Revenues from municipal taxes will rise by less in large than in small and medium-sized municipalities in 2010.
Sustained increase debt management plans
The number of court-ordered debt restructuring schemes pronounced in accordance with the Act on Debt Management Natural Persons was 20 percent higher in the first half of 2010 than in the first half...
One in forty people in the Netherlands exposed to too high levels of fine particles
In 2006, one in forty people in the Netherlands lived in areas where the concentration of fine particles in the air was too high. High concentrations of fine particles can damage people’s health.
nearly all Dutch provinces affected by recession
The latest figures released today by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) show that nearly all Dutch provinces were affected by the economic recession in 2013.
Fewer social security claimants find work
The proportion of social security claimants who found a new job declined further last year. Since the start of the survey in 2007, the proportion has never been so low.