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Consumer confidence decreases slightly
The seasonally corrected figure for Dutch consumer confidence in May 2004 reached -28. This is 3 points lower than in April, but much higher than a year ago. Consumers were more negative about the...
Greenhouse gas emissions further down due to economic crisis
Total emission of greenhouse gases in the Netherlands fell for the fifth consecutive year in 2009. With 201 billion CO2 equivalents, total emissions were nearly 6 percent below the level of 1990, the...
Consumer confidence up again
After correction for seasonal effects, consumer confidence in the Netherlands is higher in December 2005 than in November.
Sustained growth number of e-shoppers in 2010
E-shopping is still gaining popularity. Last year, 9.3 million people bought goods and services over the Internet.
DNB and CBS harmonise macro-economic statistics
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Dutch central bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB) started publishing univocal figures on the Netherlands’ relations with the rest of the world
Production of livestock manure and nutrients
Calculation of the level of manure production and minerals excretion by Dutch livestock.
Investment climate; infrastructure international comparison 1990-2012
Efficiency of distribution infrastructure, ICT - infrastructure and knowledge infrastructure broken down by country
Retail turnover 1.5 percent up in August
Retail trade turnover up
Upscaling of greenhouse vegetable production
The number of greenhouse vegetable growers decreased by 85 percent between 1980 and 2017.
Sustained turnover growth non-food sector
The non-food sector generated a turnover growth of 1.4 percent in August 2014 relative to August 2013, despite the fact that August 2014 had one shopping-day less.
Inflation rate rises further
Dutch inflation was 2.7 percent in September, 0.1 of a percentage point higher than in August. In the last two years, inflation has risen gradually.
Slight rise in energy prices
An average Dutch households paid 1.5 percent more for its gas and electricity in January 2008 than in the previous month.
Mental complaints mainly found in women, older people and lower educated
In the period 2001–2009, an average 14 percent of Dutch adults had mental problems. Mental problems are most frequently found in women, over-75s and lower educated.
Sharp rise in motorcycle sales
Motorcycle dealers have had a good first quarter this year: they sold 5,350 new motorcycles, 16 percent more than in the same period last year. Total turnover grew by just over 7 percent in the first...
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.