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Arable crop area up by 3 percent
As of 2023, the agricultural area devoted to arable crop farming has increased by 14.4 thousand to 549 thousand hectares.
Exports to Russia down by almost 40 percent in 2022
In 2022, the value of Dutch goods exports to Russia decreased by 38 percent. The decrease was mainly seen in exports of semiconductors and chips, transport equipment, flowers and plants, and...
19 million air passengers in the second quarter
In Q2 2023, the five major airports of the Netherlands processed nearly 19 million passenger arrivals and departures.
Developing a material flow monitor for the Netherlands from national statistical data
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) developed a Material Flow Monitor (MFM) that captures national resource extraction, imports and exports, product flows between economic sectors, as well as emissions and...
More asylum requests and family member arrivals in Q2 2023
In Q2 2023, 7.9 thousand people submitted a first application for asylum in the Netherlands.
No excess mortality in February
In February, around 14 thousand deaths were recorded. This exceeds expected mortality by approximately 100.
Excess mortality in June
In the second quarter of 2023, mortality stood at slightly over 39 thousand. This is 1.9 thousand (5 percent) more than expected. In three weeks of June, there was excess mortality among long-term...
CBS and TNO map household energy poverty
The price of energy, which has risen sharply over the past year, is in the news every day.
6 in 10 parents in the Caribbean Netherlands use formal childcare
Over 6 in 10 working parents in the Caribbean Netherlands with children under age 12 used formal childcare at least once every week in 2022.
Care expenditure up by 1.2 percent in 2022
In 2022, public spending on care and welfare including child care amounted to 126.2 billion euros. This is 1.5 billion euros (1.2 percent) higher than in 2021.
Caribbean Netherlands: purchasing power gains subsided in 2021
In 2021, the purchasing power of the Caribbean Dutch population continued to rise, but less sharply than in the previous year.
1,468 COVID-19 deaths in Q3 2022
In the third quarter of 2022, a total of 1,468 people died due to COVID-19.
Economic growth of 0.6 percent in Q4 2022
According to the first quarterly estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of currently available data, in Q4 2022 gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6 percent relative...
Rail freight transport at unprecedented level in 2022
In 2022, 44.5 million tonnes of goods were transported over Dutch railways. This is 4.3 percent more than in the previous year and, at the same time, the highest gross transported weight ever...
Goods exports top 700 billion euros for the first time
In 2022, the value of exported goods was 170.4 billion euros or 30 percent higher than in 2021. Goods imports rose by 182.2 billion euros (37 percent).
No more excess mortality at end of January
In January 2023, altogether nearly 15 thousand deaths were recorded, exceeding the expected mortality by more than 1,250 (9 percent).
Unemployment down in April
In April, 343 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. This is 3.4 percent of the labour force.
Nearly 40 percent more air passengers in the first quarter
In Q1 2023, the five major airports of the Netherlands processed more than 14 million passenger arrivals and departures.
2.2 million cybercrime victims in 2022
In 2022, 15 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 and over indicated they had been victims of one or more forms of online crime. This corresponds to 2.2 million people.
More strikes but fewer strikers in 2022
In 2022, there were altogether 33 labour strikes in the Netherlands, up from 22 strikes in 2021. However, last year’s strikes involved fewer workers, which resulted in fewer working days lost: 39...
Fewer asylum requests in Q1 2023
In Q1 2023, nearly 6.9 thousand people submitted a first asylum application in the Netherlands. This is almost 36 percent less than in the previous quarter (Q4 2022), but 7 percent more than in Q1...
Profits of non-financial corporations up again
In Q3 2022, Dutch non-financial corporations’ gross profits before taxes amounted to 84.5 billion euros. This is 9 billion euros more than in Q3 2021 and the highest amount since the beginning of the...
HICP up by 11.2 percent in November
The Dutch inflation rate according to the European Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) stood at 11.2 percent in November, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). It was 16.8 percent in...
Monitoring the biobased economy from a macro-economic perspective
This report describes the development, estimation and validation of indicators for a bio-based economy. First a Bio Flow Monitor (BFM) dataset is compiled. From this dataset indicators related to...
Excess mortality in November lower than in October
In week 48 (28 November to 4 December 2022 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,400.