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Rising labour productivity does not result in higher remunerations for employees

Adjusted for inflation, the average remuneration per employee has decreased after the outbreak of the credit crunch in 2008, although labour productivity increased. This means that the higher labour...

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Available household income 3.2 percent down in 2012

Real disposable income of households in the Netherlands has fallen for the fifth year in a row: by 3.2 percent in 2012.

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The Dutch economy 2011

De Nederlandse economie 2011 (available in Dutch only). This publication gives the most complete possible picture of the economic developments in the Netherlands in 2011.

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Private sector investments in decline

In March 2012, the volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was nearly 6 percent down on March 2011, after a 4 percent decline in February.

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Growth private sector investments slows down

In February 2012, the volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was more than 2 percent up on February 2011, after a 5 percent growth in January.

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Growth private sector investments turns into decline

In January 2012, the volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was nearly 1 percent down on January 2011.

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Modest growth private sector investments

In December 2011, the volume of private sector investments in tangible fixed assets was nearly 3 percent up on December 2010. The increase was somewhat more substantial than in November, when private...

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Lower interest payment burden in spite of higher public debt

Public debt amounted to 383 billion euro in the second quarter of this year. Although much higher than in the pre-recession era in 2007, the Dutch interest burden declined on an annual basis and is...

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Turnover growth manufacturing industry 8 percent

Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 8 percent in June 2011 relative to June 2010. In May, turnover was 24 percent up on one year previously. The working-day and holiday pattern in June...

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Manufacturing output growth unchanged

The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was over 2 percent higher in June 2011 than in June 2010. Output growth was the same as in May.

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Manufacturing industry still suffering from blow credit crunch

Output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 2.4 percent higher in June 2011 than in June 2010. Production has been higher than one year previously for almost eighteen months now,...

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Growth manufacturing output slows down

The average daily output generated in Dutch manufacturing industry was nearly 1 percent higher in April 2011 than in April 2010. Production growth slowed down further. Year-on-year production growth...

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Credit crisis deeper but not as long as the crisis in the early 1980s

In crisis year 2009, the Dutch economy contracted more than ever before. The crisis was followed by a period of moderate growth (1.8 percent). The economy bounced back faster than in the early 1980s,...

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Crude oil prices strongly affect terms of trade

Following the outbreak of the credit crisis in autumn 2008, Dutch terms of trade initially improved considerably. In the course of 2009, however, they started to deteriorate.

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Housing market still stagnant

The financial crisis in the autumn of 2008 ended a long period of rising house prices.

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Companies pay higher amount in dividends despite economic crisis

In the first six months of 2010, Dutch companies quoted on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange have paid more than 7 billion euro in dividends to their shareholders, an increase by 300 million euro relative...

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Companies borrowing less than they are repaying for over a year now

Non-financial companies in the Netherlands repaid 3.0 billion euro more on outstanding loans than they borrowed in new loans in the first quarter of 2010. The credit crisis and uncertain economic...

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Half of capital loss households regained, plummeting profits private sector

The capital owned by Dutch households has grown by 136 billion euro in 2009, the most substantial increase ever recorded in the span of one year. This means that 57 percent of the capital that...

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Nearly 240 billion euro worth of government bonds issued in 2009

The Dutch government issued bonds and short-term loans worth nearly 240 billion euro on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, about three quarters of newly issued bonds last year. The government requires...

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Household incomes considerably down

In the third quarter of 2009, the overall disposable income of Dutch households was 3.0 billion euro (i.e. 3.3 percent corrected for inflation) down on one year previously, but their financial...

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More state-owned shares, more dividend

The financial crisis forced the Dutch government to intervene in the affairs of a number banks and insurance companies at the end of 2008. Among other things, this intervention resulted in a...

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Profitability non-financial companies further down

In the first quarter of 2009, net profits of non-financial companies amounted to 22.7 billion euro, i.e. 10.6 billion euro down on the first quarter of 2008. For the fifth quarter...

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Over a quarter of Dutch companies laying off workers to withstand recession

In the second quarter of 2009, just over 71 percent of Dutch companies reported taking measures to combat the effects of the economic recession. This is slightly more than in the first quarter.

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Own home main asset

In 2006, well before the credit crisis, Dutch households had assets worth a total 1,566 billion euro, most of which was accounted for by own homes. To offset these assets, the households had a total...

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