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Largest rent increase in six years
As of July 2020, housing rents went up by an average of 2.9 percent year-on-year. This is the largest increase since 2014, exceeding the average over the past ten years (2.7 percent).
Obesity, smoking and drinking hardly down since 2018
In 2021, half of the adult population in the Netherlands were overweight. This is the same as in 2018 at the start of the National Prevention Agreement.
More employed and fewer unemployed in March
Over the past three months, the number of unemployed has declined by 14 thousand per month on average. As a result, it stood at 327 thousand in March 2022.
Food prices up by over 11 percent
In June 2022, Dutch consumers paid on average over 11 percent more for food products than one year previously.
Labour participation; young people
Labour force, unemployment, labour participation Young people (15-24 years), sex, in education or not
Deaths; cause of death (extensive list), age and sex
Number of deaths in the population of the Netherlands by main underlying cause of death (extensive list of 'three digit codes'), by age and sex
Nowcasting GDP growth rate: a potential substitute for the current flash estimate
Currently Statistics Netherlands provides a first estimate of the GDP growth rate 45 days after the end of the reference quarter.
Investments 5 percent up in February
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 5.0 percent larger year on year.
Again more people in paid employment in April
From February to April, the number of people in work aged 15 to 74 years grew further by 38 thousand per month on average, to 9.5 million in April.
Manufacturers less positive
In January 2022, the mood among Dutch manufacturers is less positive. However, producer confidence is still well above its long-term average this month.
Fewer driving licences issued than before the pandemic
In 2021, the number of newly issued car driving licences was 7.8 percent higher than in the previous year. Altogether 178 thousand new licences were issued. This was still 17.7 percent lower than in...
1 in 5 young workers experience work-related stress
Of all young people between the ages of 15 and 25 in paid employment, 21 percent reported regular or frequent work-related stress in 2021.
Unemployment declined in January
In the period November through January, unemployment declined by an average of 9 thousand per month.
Exports up by almost 3 percent in January
In January 2021, the total volume of goods exports was up by 2.7 percent year on year.
Youth labour participation recovered partially in Q3-Q4 2020
In Q2 2020, the youth labour participation rate fell from 65.9 to 60.3 percent, returning to the level of Q1 2016.
Government; social benefits
Statutory social security benefits, Social Assistance Benefits
Again fewer foreign tourists in overnight accommodations in 2021
In 2021, the number of foreign tourists staying in Dutch overnight accommodations fell by 13 percent year on year.
Investments almost 5 percent down in January
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets fell by 4.7 percent year on year in January 2022.
Unemployment declined further in February
In the period December through February, unemployment declined by an average of 8 thousand per month. This resulted in 336 thousand unemployed in February 2022, i.e. 3.4 percent of the labour force.
Economic outlook slightly more positive
The economic climate in April 2022 is slightly more positive than in March, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
On Kalman filtering and variances after single and multiple imputation
Using Kalman equations, we derive straightforward formulas for the total imputation variance for several imputation methods commonly used in regression analysis and (un)equal probability sampling...
Unemployment further up in July
In July 2022, unemployment rose further to 353 thousand. This is 3.6 percent of the labour force. From May through July, unemployment rose by an average of 12 thousand per month.
Investments over 3 percent up in December
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets rose by 3.3 percent year-on-year in December 2021.
Exports up by 8.1 percent in December
In December 2021, the total volume of goods exports was up by 8.1 percent on December 2020.
Retail trade: record growth in 2020, contraction in December
In 2020 the Dutch retail sector achieved 5.9 percent year-on-year turnover growth, the second-highest growth rate recorded this century. However, due to the measures against the spread of...