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Matching

Matching datasets is a regular operation in the statistical process. The simplest form of matching is linking two datasets (or tables) on the basis of a database key: records from the two datasets (tables)...

Multilateral indices and the relaunch problem

A complication of many modern price index methods is the relaunch problem: price changes due to product replacement are not properly measured. This paper compares three solution methods: clustering, imputation...

Unique collaboration for big data research

Description of activities of Center for Big Data Statistics

Are SMEs ready for big data?

Recent explorative research conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) shows that only a fraction of Dutch small

How many people are key workers in the Netherlands?

Schools and childcare centres in the Netherlands have been closed as a measure against the spread of coronavirus. Parents and guardians who work in crucial sectors can rely on arranged childcare so they...

The importance of reliable data in times of crisis

The COVID-19 crisis has brought with it a great need for reliable data, and national statistical offices (NSOs) are playing an important role in this regard.

Household consumption almost 15 percent up in April

Consumers spent 14.8 percent more in April 2022 compared to April one year previously. They mainly spent more on durable goods and services.

Household consumption over 11 percent up in March

Consumers spent 11.2 percent more in March 2022 compared to March one year previously.

Girls perceive more performance pressure than boys

Almost half of teenage girls in the Netherlands regularly or frequently feel pressure to perform because of internal expectations. The proportion is lower among boys: 3 in 10.

Household consumption almost 14 percent up in February

Consumers spent 13.8 percent more in February 2022 compared to February one year previously.

Household consumption over 11 percent up in January

In January 2022, Dutch household consumption was 11.1 percent up on January 2021.

Water board finances from 1936

Realised figures on revenues, expenditures and debts of water boards. Water boards levies.

Household consumption 8.7 percent up in November

Consumers spent 8.7 percent more in November 2021 than one year previously.

Household consumption 4.5 percent up in December

Consumers spent 4.5 percent more in December 2021 than one year previously, but 7.7 percent less than in December 2019.

Jobs and wages, enterprise control; SIC'93

Innovative research into drone flight paths using CBS data

It’s hard to remember a time before unmanned aircraft – drones – took to the skies.

Deputy Director General Bert Kroese appointed to top IMF position

Bert Kroese (54), Deputy Director General of Statistics Netherlands (CBS), will be appointed Chief Statistician and Data Officer and Director of the Statistics Department of the International Monetary...

Call for fair, trustworthy AI in the public sphere

Governments are using artificial intelligence (AI) on an ever-increasing scale and for diverse purposes, from streamlining traffic flows to tackling complex social challenges such as the energy transition,...

Integral income and wealth statistics

Brief survey description Integral income and wealth statistics

Balance of corrections (population)

The total balance of administrative and other corrections.

LinkedIn creates clear picture of graduate skills

What skills can new graduates offer? This information is important for a better understanding of the match between supply and demand in the labour market

Blaise 5 software

Blaise CAI software

Wealth transfers

Providing a picture of wealth transfers between persons in the Netherlands. Wealth can be transferred from one person to another person through an inheritance or a gift.

ICT use by companies

World Data Forum: from data to policy

The first World Data Forum was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 15 to 18 January this year.