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Earnings from machinery and equipment exports doubled since 2015
In 2022, the export category from which the Netherlands earned the most was machinery and equipment, with earnings amounting to 25.5 billion euros.
Government expenditure and consumption; functions, transactions, sectors
Government expenditure and final consumption by function (COFOG): General public services, defense, health, education and social protection
Exports down by almost 5 percent in September
In September, the total volume of goods exports (adjusted for number of working days) was down by 4.8 percent year on year.
Government; expenditure on education and student grants, loans since 1900
Government expenditure on education Per education sector, on student grants, loans and allowance, % GDP
1930
The questions concerning the population in 1930 were largely the same as in previous counts. Some new questions were added regarding the distribution of academic qualifications, as CBS researchers...
1920
By 1920, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) had become a large public sector institution. For comparison, when Henri Methorst was appointed Director in 1906, the organisation had five departments and...
Education; education expenditure and CBS/OECD indicators
Education expenditure and (inter)national indicators. Government, households, companies, foreign, per education sector, % GDP.
Trade in goods; border crossing, SITC (5 digit, division 66-74)
Import and export value of goods (border crossing); SITC (5 digit, division 66-74) and countries.
1899
The Eighth General Census (which included questions on occupation and housing) was the first to be organised under the responsibility of Dr Coenraad Verrijn Stuart, director of CBS at the time. CBS’...
HSMR 2022 Methodological Report
Methods used for the calculation of the Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios 2019-2021
Patent applicants and patent applications; technology field
Patent applicants and applications Technology field
1947
By far the biggest problem when conducting a census is keeping all the data confidential. The 1947 census resolved this issue by updating the forms people had to fill in.
1971
CBS launched a communication offensive to highlight the importance of the census. Leaflets were delivered to four million households, television and radio broadcasts informed the public about the...
Timeline 125 years of population censuses
One of the most fascinating and longstanding CBS statistics is the population census of the Netherlands.
Trade in goods; border crossing, SITC (5 digit, division 75-97)
Import and export value of goods (border crossing); SITC (5 digit, division 75-97) and countries.
1960
In 1960, CBS was growing rapidly and it struggled with staff shortages. The large building on Oostduinlaan had become too crowded: CBS itself had expanded significantly, and staff from other...
International trade in goods; change of ownership, SITC (3 digit)
Import and export value of goods (change of ownership); SITC (3 digit) and countries.
School size by type of education and ideological basis
Number of schools and pupils in the Netherlands School size, type of education and ideological basis
Producer Price Index (PPI); output and importprices by product, 2015=100
Price Index numbers (excluding excise) and month and year development Market and product according to product nomenclature ProdCom
Consumer prices; contribution and impact, CPI 2015=100
Contribution and impact on the annual rate of change according to CPI Yearly rates, weighting coefficient, contribution and impact
Consumer prices; contribution and impact, HICP 2015=100
Contribution and impact on the annual rate of change according to HICP Yearly rates, weighting coefficient, contribution and impact
Quinten Meertens’ breakthrough in how we think about bias
‘A breakthrough in how we think about bias’ – that is how professor Jaap van den Herik at Leiden University described Statistics Netherlands (CBS) researcher Quinten Meertens’ PhD thesis...
Ensuring the quality of statistics using scientific methods
CBS uses scientifically proven methods to guarantee the quality of its products and services.
More Dutch sanction goods exports to Turkey
Due to the war in Ukraine and the ensuing sanctions against Russia, Dutch domestic goods exports to Russia have declined.
Satisfaction high in Caribbean NL in spite of low material well-being
Although material well-being levels are relatively low, most inhabitants of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba are satisfied with their lives.