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An average of 341 thousand persons (4.4 percent of the labour force) were unemployed in the period January-March 2009.

The economy shrank in all twelve provinces in 2009.

The objective of this Hackatrain was to answer the question how to make it easier for people throughout the country to travel to and from destinations

Prices in Dutch sea shipping were 15.5 percent lower in the first quarter of this year compared with the previous quarter. Shipping companies have substantially reduced rates for container transport...

The energy balance sheet; supply, transformation and consumption contains figures on the supply and consumption of energy in the Netherlands.

The purchasing power of the Dutch population improved by 0.8 percent last year. The average disposable household income was 33.5 thousand euro.

Coal and products, crude oil feedstocks and products, other commodities Indigenous production, im- and exports, bunkers, stock changes

Energy commodities reported into petajoules (PJ) and physical units by energy consumers and balance sheet items.

Last year, 12,306 bankruptcies were filed; 10 percent more than in 2012. This is the highest number since bankruptcies were first tracked in 1951, but the increase was smaller in the latter half of...

Although unemployment in the Netherlands is still decreasing, Dutch consumers are becoming noticeably gloomier about the labour market. The news that companies are beginning to suffer the effects of...

People with a non-western background fairly frequently indicate that Dutch is a difficult language for them. Turks find it harder than Moroccans to speak, read and write Dutch.

An unprecedented total of 11,235 businesses and natural persons were declared bankrupt last year, an increase by 18 percent relative to 2011.

According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, 402 thousand people under AOW (old age pension) entitlement age received social security benefits by the end of September, i.e. as...

In Februari 2013, retail turnover was 4.8 percent down from the same month last year. The volume of sales shrank by a dramatic 7.2 percent, retail prices were 2.6 percent higher, as the most recent...

Turnover of the Dutch retail trade in 2009 was down by 4.9 percent on 2008. The volume dipped by 4.8 percent in 2009. Prices stayed about the same. This means that the turnover in the retail trade...

According to European standards, the number of Dutch residents running the risk of poverty or social exclusion is relatively small.