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Household spending was 0.9 percent higher in March 2025 than it was in March 2024, adjusted for price changes.

Household spending was 2.1 percent higher in February 2025 than it was in February 2024, adjusted for price changes.

Household spending was 1.2 percent higher in January 2025 than it was in January 2024, adjusted for price changes.

Household spending was 1.8 percent higher in December 2024 than it was in December 2023, adjusted for price changes.

Household spending was 0.8 percent higher in November 2024 than it was in November 2023, adjusted for price changes.

New vacancies by occupation SIC 2008; classification of occupation (ISCO 08)

Employed persons, jobs, hours worked, also with seasonal correction employee or self-employed, economic activity

Labour productivity in the market sector increased by 1.0 percent year-on-year in 2022. A year earlier, labour productivity still improved by 4.3 percent.

Productivity: labour, capital, multi-factor productivity Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2008)

Tourism expenditure. Expenditures outbound, inbound and domestic tourism. Expenditures outbound tourism, inbound tourism and domestic tourism.

Tourism, contribution to the Dutch economy, key indicators. Employment, value added and expenditures in the tourism industry.

In Q2 2023, business confidence rose to 7.5. This means the sentiment indicator is positive for the second quarter in a row. Business confidence is positive in most industries

Developments, expectations and opinions of businesses Sector/branches

In December 2022, net labour participation among young men exceeded the rate among young women.

More young men have started working over the past two years. For a long time, net labour participation among young men lagged behind the female rate.

Following a six-year period of continuous job vacancy growth, in 2020 the number of new vacancies fell by 241 thousand to 1.0 million.

At the beginning of Q2 2022, staff shortages formed the largest obstacle for entrepreneurs in carrying out their business activities.

Labour force, unemployment, labour participation Young people (15-24 years), sex, in education or not

At the beginning of 2022, business confidence declined after three consecutive quarters of growth. The mood did remain predominantly positive in most sectors.

In 2021, the total enterprise population in the Netherlands grew by 163 thousand or 8.5 percent, thereby exceeding 2 million for the first time as of 1 January 2022.

Dutch entrepreneurs expect higher investments, more turnover and higher staffing levels in 2022.

Business confidence continued its upward climb at the start of the third quarter of 2021, reaching the highest level since measurements started in 2008.

The number of bankruptcies in the Netherlands is at a historically low level. Since the coronavirus crisis started, this number has been declining each quarter.

At the beginning of Q2 2021, business confidence was cautiously positive for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, although manufacturers in many sectors are still gloomy.

In Q1 2021, business confidence has declined slightly and is still negative.