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Manufacturing output prices almost 22 percent up in February
Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were up by an average of 21.8 percent year on year.
Dutch Trade in Facts and Figures, 2022
The fact that the Netherlands, as a small and open trading nation, is highly interconnected with other countries becomes particularly clear during a crisis.
International trade; import and export values key figures
Import and export value of goods key figures; classification according to SITC (sections) and groups of countries.
Minister presented with ‘Dutch Trade in Facts and Figures 2022’ publication
On 31 August 2022 Liesje Schreinemacher, the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, was presented with the new Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publication ‘Dutch Trade in Facts...
International trade; import and export value, SITC-1, countries, from 1917
History import and export value; SITC (1 digit) and countries.
14 percent of Dutch exports are online orders
In 2021, enterprises in the Netherlands exported 76 billion euros in goods and services that were ordered online. This represents 14 percent of total exports by these firms.
Consumers less negative once again
In March 2024, the mood among consumers improved further.
Over 1 in 3 young Ukrainian refugees are in education
A total of 36 percent of Ukrainian refugees aged 15-22 in the Netherlands were in education on 1 October 2023
Consumers marginally less negative in April
The mood among consumers has improved for the eight consecutive month in April.
Greenhouse gas emissions 6 percent lower in 2023
In 2023, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 6 percent lower than in 2022. This was mainly due to lower emissions from the electricity sector.
Internationalisation Monitor 2022 Q2 – International trade in services
In this edition of the Internationalisation Monitor we provide more insight into international trade in services: how did it develop in the past years and what barriers do firms encounter when they...
More strikes but fewer strikers in 2022
In 2022, there were altogether 33 labour strikes in the Netherlands, up from 22 strikes in 2021. However, last year’s strikes involved fewer workers, which resulted in fewer working days lost: 39...
Over half of voting population aged 50 and over
An estimated 13.3 million inhabitants of the Netherlands are eligible voters in the upcoming parliamentary elections on 22 November 2023. This is equivalent to 91 percent of the population aged 18...
Sleeping problems and mental health issues increasing among young people
In 2022, 22 percent of Dutch 12 to 24-year-olds said they had trouble sleeping.
Economic contraction 0.3 percent in Q2 2023
According to the first quarterly estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of currently available data, in Q2 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.3 percent relative...
International trade; Imports and exports of services 2014-2020
Imports; exports; services broken down into various types of services Countries
Bonaire’s international goods trade up by a fifth in 2021
On Bonaire, the value of both imports and exports of goods increased by one fifth relative to 2020 last year.
Employment in vehicle exports down by more than 20 percent
The Dutch motor vehicle industry generated a total of 42.5 thousand full-time jobs in the Dutch economy in 2022 due to exports.
Exports of goods and services by origin; National Accounts
Value at current prices and pricelevel 2015 in million euros, origin of exports SIC 2008, re-export, trade and transport margins
Young people relatively often choose secondary vocational education
After secondary education, young people up to the age of 25 are more likely to attend secondary vocational education (MBO) than higher vocational education (HBO) or university (WO).
More women than men in higher education for 23 consecutive years
In the 2021/’22 academic year, universities and universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands had altogether 443,000 female students attending against 393 thousand male students.
Biodiversity monitored extensively by CBS
Whereas the population of farmland birds in the Netherlands has declined, dragonfly distribution has increased.
Internationalisation Monitor 2023, third edition – Digitalisation
Link between digitalisation and international trade: digital trade, export, e-commerce, robotics, productivity, and employment.
Exporting services: challenges to start, and to expand
This publication looks at barriers to international trade in services. The first part focuses on the impact of trade barriers when it comes to the decision of firms to start exporting services to a...
Exporting services: challenges to start, and to expand
This publication looks at barriers to international trade in services. The first part focuses on the impact of trade barriers when it comes to the decision of firms to start exporting services to a...