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Stable share of female farmers
The share of women in agriculture fluctuates around one-third of the total number of persons employed in that sector.
The Netherlands leads Europe in internet access
In 2017, 98 percent of Dutch households had internet access against a European average of 87 percent.
Economy in decline
Taking into account the working-day pattern and the effects of seasonal variation,the Dutch economy contracted by 0.2 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2013.
Economy grows by 0.1 percent
Taking into account the working-day pattern and seasonal effects, the Dutch economy grew 0.1 percent in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter. The volume of gross domestic product...
Fewer asylum seekers in 2010
Last year, 13.3 thousand asylum applications were submitted in the Netherlands, i.e. a decline by 11 percent relative to 2009. The top 3 of countries of origin of asylum seekers has not changed...
Dutch economy shrinks considerably
The Dutch economy shrank by 1.1 percent in the third quarter compared to the preceding quarter. In the first two quarters, the Dutch economy had grown by 0.1 percent
Consumer confidence almost unchanged
Consumer confidence shows only a very small change in May 2006 compared with April. Willingness to buy has improved slightly, as consumers are clearly less negative about purchases of expensive...
Operating results large companies reduced by half
Operating results generated by large companies amounted to 4.2 billion euro in the second quarter of 2009, the lowest level since the survey was set up in 2005. The results have dropped by over 50...
Pension funds and insurers make profits on shares only
Pension funds and insurance companies in the Netherlands realised share profits of 6 percent in the third quarter of 2005.
More than 10 million online shoppers
The number of online shoppers continues to grow. Over the entire year 2014, 10.4 million internet users had at least once bought something online. The number of recent e-shoppers, i.e. those who have...
Many new dwellings in existing built-up areas
In the period 2000–2006, 140 thousand dwellings (43 percent) out of a total of 323 thousand added to the dwelling stock were built in existing built-up area.
Dutch economic growth 2.7 percent in fourth quarter
The Dutch economy grew by 2.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006 compared with the same quarter in 2005. The growth was realised with one working day fewer.
Collectively negotiated wages increase 2 percent in 2007
The increase in collectively negotiated wages (CAO) was 2.0 percent in 2007. The wage increase is the same as in 2006, although there is a difference.
CAO wage increase stable in third quarter
Collectively negotiated (CAO) wages were 1.3 percent higher in the third quarter of this year than in the same period in 2009. The increase is about the same as in the second quarter.