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Personal capital drops sharply
Dutch personal capital was one fifth lower on 1 January 2010 than at the beginning of 2009.
Applying for access to microdata
Applying for access to microdata
EU target early school leavers within reach for the Netherlands
In 2008, more than 11 percent of pupils in the Netherlands left school prematurely, making it feasible for the Netherlands to comply with the target of 10 percent in 2010 set by the European Union...
Physical limitations prevent over-75s from leaving the house
On an average day in 2010, nearly half of over-75s were housebound. Physical limitations in particular prevented them from leaving the house.
Mothers continue to work part-time when their children grow older
After the birth of their first child, most mothers continueworking, preferably part-time. As their children grow older, mothers rarely start working longer hours.
145 thousand employees earn 100 thousand euros or more
In 2011, the annual wage of employees per job averaged 31 thousand euros; 145 thousand employees in the Netherlands annually earned 100 thousand euros or more in 2011.
On average, higher educated earn twice as much as lower educated
The average, annual gross income of employed people exceeded 36 thousand euro in 2009. Higher educated earned nearly twice as much as lower educated.
Employment rate virtually the same for six months
Between June and August 2018, the number of people aged 15 to 74 in paid employment grew by an average of 20 thousand per month. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that total employment reached 8.8...
Number of brewers more than quadrupled since 2007
The number of beer breweries in the Netherlands has more than quadrupled.
Dutch inflation rate stable at 1 percent
Statistics Netherlands reports that Dutch inflation according to the consumer price index (CPI) was 1.0 percent in July, just as in June.
Public debt exceeds 60 percent limit
In the first six months of 2009, public debt has amounted to more than 356 billion (bn) euro, an increase by nearly 10 bn euro relative to the end of 2008. The government debt-to-GDP ratio was 61.1...
Netherlands performs above average on themes Europe 2020
The Netherlands performs relatively well on the policy themes as laid down in the Europe 2020 strategy. In the EU, the Netherlands performs above average with respect to tackling poverty and social...
Economic situation more or less stable
According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation at the end of May was about the same as at the end of April. The economic situation is still fragile, the...
Only 0.1 percent of Dutch exports directly hit by Russian boycott
Only 0.1 percent of total Dutch exports of goods is affected by the Russian boycott of agricultural products, but the boycott predominantly concerns exports of products made in the Netherlands, which...