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Households spent 1.2 percent more on goods and services in May this year than in the same month last year.

Dutch economic growth was 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2006. Employment also continued to rise.

Dutch households spent substantially more in April. Compared with April last year, household consumption was 3.8 percent higher.

In February 2006, households spent 2.6 percent more on goods and services than a year earlier. It is the highest growth rate in recent years.

In January 2006 households spent 1.5 percent more on goods and services than in January 2005.

In December 2005, household spending on goods and services was 0.9 percent up on December 2004. Spending on durable items improved significantly.

Dutch economic growth at 0.9 percent in 2005. This is nearly half the growth of 1.7 percent in 2004, but well above the zero increase in 2002-2003.

In October 2005 Dutch household consumption was 1.2 percent up on October last year.