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More cars, fewer freight vehicles
The number of cars has increased sharply this century: from over 6.3 million in 2000 to nearly 8 million in 2015, a 25 percent increase. Motorcycle and moped numbers also increased, but freight...
More goods transported by Dutch lorries in 2018
In 2018, Dutch lorries carried a total of 680 million tonnes of goods. This is 2.1 percent more than in the previous year. Both national and international transport to and from the Netherlands by...
New steps in big data for traffic and transport statistics
CBS now makes statistics about road traffic intensities purely on the basis of road sensors
Inbound containers in Dutch seaports
Development of inbound containers in Dutch seaports, 2015-2017
New steps in big data for traffic and transport statistics
CBS now makes statistics about road traffic intensities purely on the basis of road sensors
Employees by sector and size of company (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables regarding all employees on 31 December 2011, broken down by sector and size of company. Commissioned by: Achmea, Divisie Grootzakelijk.
Private sector spend more on education
In 2008 spending on education totalled 37.6 billion euro. This is 2.4 billion euro more than in 2007.
More people changed jobs in 2008
Between 2007 and 2008, 880 thousand people changed jobs, as against just over 600 thousand between 2004 and 2005.
Most strikes in 2010 organised in mail and transport
Last year, 59 thousand working days were lost to strikes in the Netherlands. In nearly four in ten strike days, the disputes concerned collectively negotiated (CAO) wages.
Prices public transport rise more rapidly than car costs
The Dutch spend 11 times as much on cars as they do on public transport, but public transport rates rise faster. In January 2009, public transport prices increased by 3.5 percent, the largest price...
New steps in big data for traffic and transport statistics
Is it possible to combine new data sources, like road sensors in motorways, GPS data and camera footage with information from questionnaires?
Maritime data: big data source with great potential
A European project group led by Stastistics Netherlands is conducting a study on AIS-data
Occupational information by sector (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on employees in the sectors Transport and storage, Information and communication, Financial services and Temp agencies and placement services by occupational category. Commissioned...
More and more East European transporters active in the Netherlands
East European – in particular Polish – transport companies are increasingly active in the Netherlands. Within the European Union (EU), the Netherlands is the fifth largest exporter of transport...
CBS and Venlo have launched Urban Data Centre
CBS and the city of Venlo are collaborating in the collection of regional and local data.
Many strikers engaged in short actions in 2011
There were 17 strikes in the Netherlands last year. As a result, 22 thousand working days were lost. In just over half of cases, the actions were only short and relatively few working days were lost...
Netherlands has busiest railway network in the EU
The Dutch railway network is the busiest in the European Union.
Longer life, but more years with a physical disability
Although Dutch people are living to older ages, they are no longer doing so in perfect health. The number of years they have to cope with a physical disability is increasing. These are mostly minor...
Provincial expenditure on public transport doubled since 2005
In 2011, the provincial budget for public transport amounts to 944 million euro, nearly twice as much as in 2005. In the province of North Brabant, the budget for 2011 is more than four times as high...
CO2 emissions grow much faster than Dutch economy
CO2 emissions in the Netherlands grow faster than the country’s economy. In the third quarter of 2015, CO2 emissions were 6.8 percent up from one year previously.