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Nearly three quarters of the Dutch population use smart devices
Nearly three quarters of the Dutch population aged 12 and over currently own one or more devices that are connected to the internet and transfer data to one another without human intervention.
Electricity imports at record level
At the same time production at gas-fired electricity plants was at its lowest level of the last ten years.
Electricity imports down in 2007
In 2007, net imports of electricity plummeted by 18 percent. The upward trend observed in recent years was reversed.
Joint heat and electricity production
Joint heat and electricity production.
More wind and solar electricity
In 2017, nearly 60 percent of renewable electricity production originated from wind power, 13 percent from solar power.
Economic outlook less positive
The economic climate in September 2022 was less positive than in August, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
Stable production of renewable electricity
In 2011 wind energy, hydro power, solar power and biomass produced 12 billion kWh of electricity. This is almost 10 percent of the Dutch consumption of electricity and close to the production in 2010.
Electricity production hits new record
Electricity production in the Netherlands amounted to 118 billion KWh in 2010. This is 4 percent more than in 2009.
Employment;sex,type of employment contract,employee characteristics,SIC2008
Jobs and working hours broken down by economic activity, sex, charateristics of employee and job.
Car and motorcycle sales collapse
Last year, car and motorcycle sales were nearly 17 percent down on 2008. The sales collapse is predominantly caused by the worldwide recession and the lack of trust as shown by consumers and the...
More cars exported, fewer dismantled
More and more cars start a new life abroad instead of being dismantled in Dutch scrap yards.
More cars, fewer freight vehicles
The number of cars has increased sharply this century: from over 6.3 million in 2000 to nearly 8 million in 2015, a 25 percent increase. Motorcycle and moped numbers also increased, but freight...
Number of hybrid cars doubled
The number of hybrid cars registered in the Netherlands rose further in 2008. From 11.3 thousand hybrid cars on Dutch roads on 1 January 2008, the number more than doubled to 23 thousand one year...
More cars sold in 2010
Car and motorcycle sales were nearly 9 percent higher in 2010 than in 2009. With more than 19 percent, importers of new passenger cars realised the largest turnover growth.
Sharp rise in green electricity production
In 2019, the Netherlands generated 18 percent more electricity from renewable sources than in the previous year. The increase was 11 percent in 2018.
Renewable electricity more and more important
In 2009, generation of renewable electricity has risen to nearly 9 percent of total domestic electricity consumption. The objective of the Dutch government was to raise the share of renewable energy...