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consumer spending marginally up, consumer confidence hardly changes

According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands today, household spending on goods and services was 0.6 percent  up in November 2014 from November 2013. For the second month in a row...

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inflation rate 2014 lowest in more than 25 years

Statistics Netherlands announced today that the average inflation rate over the year 2014 was 1 percent. The price increase for products and services Dutch consumers bought last year is the smallest...

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household spending marginally up, consumer confidence remains stable

According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands today, household spending on goods and services was 0.2 percent  up in October 2014 from October 2013. Prior to this modest increase,...

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consumers getting fewer haircuts

Dutch consumers had their hair done less often or opted for cheaper hairdressers, products or treatment in the third quarter than in the previous quarter. This is the third quarter in a row that this...

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Economy hardly improves

According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation improved slightly in November compared with October, although the recovery is still fragile. In the period between...

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Consumers spend less, confidence falls

Household spending on goods and services was 0.6 percent down in September 2014 from September 2013. Prior to the decrease, household spending had grown modestly for four months in a row.

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Economic situation more or less stable

According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in September was about the same as in August. Economic recovery has come to a virtual standstill over the last...

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Modest consumption growth

Household spending on goods and services was 0.5 percent up in July 2014 from July 2013. In May and June household spending was approximately at the same level as one year previously.

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Domestic consumption stable in May, after years of contraction

According to Statistics Netherlands, Dutch households spent 0.1 percent more on goods and services in May 2014 than in May 2013. For the first time this year, consumer spending is up from one year...

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Prices frequent purchases rise less rapidly than prices infrequent purchases

Prices of frequently bought goods and services have increased less rapidly since July 2013 than prices of goods and services Dutch consumers buy only rarely. In the prior four years the situation was...

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non-food shops account for better results retail sector

According to data released today by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), retail turnover was 0.3 percent down in the first quarter of 2014 from one year previously, i.e. the smallest negative...

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Retail turnover remains stable

Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was at approximately the same level in February 2014 as in February 2013. Average retail prices were 0.3 percent down from twelve months previously.

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Marginal growth retail turnover

Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 0.9 percent up in January 2014 from January 2013. Retail prices were 0.2 percent higher than twelve months previously. The volume of retail sales...

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Unemployment rises further

Adjusted for seasonal variation, unemployment in the Netherlands numbered 691 thousand people in February 2014, 13 thousand more than in the preceding month. In December 2013 and January 2014,...

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Retail turnover in decline

Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 2.6 percent down in December 2013 from December 2012. Retail prices were 0.4 percent up on twelve months previously. The volume of retail sales fell...

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Inflation rate in December up to 1.7 percent

The most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands show that the inflation rate in December was 1.7 percent. In November, consumer prices were 1.5 percent higher than one year previously.

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Economic situation improves further

The economic situation at the end of December is better than at the end of November. Improvements outnumber deteriorations. The heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer is located in the...

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Decline household consumption slows down

Dutch households spent 1.1 percent less on goods and services in October 2013 than in October 2012. The decline is less substantial than in preceding months. This is mainly due to higher car sales.

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Consumer confidence growing further

Dutch consumers were slightly less pessimistic in December than in the preceding month. The consumer confidence index climbed 2 points to -16.

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Inflation marginally down to 1.5 percent

According to the most recent figures published by Statistics Netherlands, inflation fell marginally in November to 1.5 percent. In October, consumer prices were on average 1.6 percent higher than one...

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Substantial drop for retail turnover in September

Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 5.9 percent down in September 2013 from September 2012. Prices of retail commodities were on average 1.4 percent higher. The volume of retail sales...

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Household spending down again

Households spent 2.1 percent less on goods and services in September 2013 than in September 2012. Relative to the same month in the previous year, household spending has been in continuous decline...

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Unemployment down

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 674 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in October 2013, a reduction by 11 thousand relative to September. In October, 8.5 percent in the Dutch labour...

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Substantial drop for retail turnover in September

Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 6.1 percent down in September 2013 from September 2012. Prices of retail commodities were on average 1.4 percent higher. The volume of retail sales...

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Lowest inflation rate since November 2010

The latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands show that the inflation rate dropped to 1.6 percent in October, the lowest level since November 2010.

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