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Economic situation more or less stable
According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in June was about the same as in May. The economic situation is still fragile, the recovery has come to a virtual...
Interest rate historically low in 2013
With 2.4 percent, the interest rate on the public debt reached a historically low level in 2013. Although public debt is growing, the interest paid over the public debt is diminishing.
Older employees say they could work to older ages
Dutch employees aged 55 to 64 years say they could continue their present work to an age of 64.7 years on average. This is one and a half years older than the current average age of retirement.
Imports and sales new cars soar in fourth quarter
Turnover generated by importers of new cars rose by 35 percent in December 2013 relative to last year. Despite the surge in the fourth quarter, total turnover fell by 10 percent in 2013. Car dealers...
North Sea provides a quarter of a million full-time jobs
The activities by Dutch enterprises on and around the North Sea provide jobs, directly or indirectly, to almost a quarter of a million people.
More cases for administrative law judges in 2011
Administrative law judges in the Netherlands disposed of 5 percent more cases in 2011 than in 2010. In one in five cases the judge awarded in favour of the plaintiff. One in three cases were...
Unemployment among people with non-western background further up in 2010
Proportionally, the unemployment increase among people with a non-western background was the same in 2010 as in the native Dutch population.
More than half of Polish immigrants do not settle in the Netherlands
Last year, 13 thousand Poles came to the Netherlands versus 14 thousand in 2008.
Employment opportunities social security recipients vary considerably by municipality
Nearly 30 thousand persons living on social security benefits by the end of 2009 managed to find jobs in 2010, i.e. 9 percent of social security recipients. In the category municipalities with 100...
408 Dutch municipalities in 2013
On 1 January 2013 there are again fewer municipalities than the year before. Because ten municipalities merged into three new ones, the total number of municipalities reaches 408.
More health care provided with fewer hospital beds
In the period 1972-2006, the number of beds and patient days in general and university hospitals declined considerably. Simultaneously, the number of hospital admissions and treatment and nursing...
More spending on care mainly due to larger care volume
In 2011 the rise in the Dutch care volume was primarily responsible for the rise in care expenditure. The Dutch care volume grew faster in 2011 than in 2010.