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Greenhouse gas emissions 4 percent lower in Q1 2023
In Q1 2023, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 4 percent lower than in Q1 2022. This was mainly due to lower emissions from the built environment and manufacturing.
The role of causal modelling in official statistics
Causal modelling is of interest to augment the interpretation of data published by national statistical institutes. An exploration of the relevant methods as well as a case study in the domain of...
What factors influence young adults’ decision to start a family?
Young adults in the Netherlands face a variety of economic challenges: employers are giving out more temporary contracts, income growth is stagnating, students have to take on more debt, there’s an...
A quarter of main meals eaten in the Netherlands are vegetarian
One quarter of all main meals consumed in the Netherlands in 2023 were vegetarian.
Obesity rate has tripled in the last 40 years
In 2023, 16 percent of adults aged 20 years or older were obese
Over 4 in 10 adults get enough exercise
In 2022, 44 percent of Dutch adults were getting enough exercise to comply with the guidelines of the Health Council of the Netherlands.
Circularity of the Dutch economy has barely increased
Of all natural resources that were deployed in the Dutch economy in 2020, 13 percent consisted of recycled materials. This percentage is virtually the same as in 2014. In terms of recycling, the...
Business confidence slightly lower at the start of Q4
Entrepreneurial confidence showed a slight decline at the start of Q4 2023, ending at -10.1.
Greenhouse gas emissions 9 percent lower in 2022
In 2022, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 9 percent lower than in 2021. This was mainly due to lower natural gas consumption in manufacturing, the built environment and agriculture
Historically few bankruptcies in 2022 as well
The number of corporate bankruptcies, adjusted for court session days, has increased for the third consecutive month.
Business confidence negative in Q3, as in the preceding quarters
At the start of Q3 2023, entrepreneurial confidence stood at -8.3. It was at virtually the same position three months previously (according to a new calculation method)
Business confidence slightly up in Q2 2023
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
Quarter of 18 to 24-year-olds overweight
In 2022, 17 percent of all children and young people in the Netherlands aged 2 to 24 years were overweight.
More sexual activity among over-75s
In 2022, 27 percent of people aged 75 and over reported they were sexually active. This was still 16 percent in 2014.
Young adults now have lower personal well-being than over-25s
In 2021, a lower share of young adults in the Netherlands experienced high personal well-being. For the first time since measurement commenced, they reported high well-being relatively less often...
SDC and special focus groups: a European perspective
Publications on small, special focus groups call for accurate application of statistical disclosure control. To that end, perturbative methods may be useful. Proper communication thereof is...
Sector accounts; seasonally and working day adjusted, National Accounts
Transactions and balancing items of economic sectors Non seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted figures
Business confidence up in Q1 2023
At the start of Q1 2023, entrepreneurial confidence increased from slightly negative to positive (6.4).
Greenhouse gas emissions 9 percent lower in Q2 2022
In Q2 2022, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions showed a year-on-year decrease of 9 percent. This is mainly because natural gas consumption was down.
Greenhouse gas emissions 4 percent lower in Q3 2022
In Q3 2022, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions showed a year-on-year decrease of 4 percent. This is mainly because natural gas consumption was down.
Business confidence slightly negative in Q4 2022
At the start of Q4 2022, entrepreneurial confidence was negative for the first time since early 2021.
CBS and UvA in collaboration to solve social problems
It sounds like science fiction: a ‘digital twin’ of society that policy-makers can use to resolve complex social problems.
Obesity, smoking and drinking hardly down since 2018
In 2021, half of the adult population in the Netherlands were overweight. This is the same as in 2018 at the start of the National Prevention Agreement.
Greenhouse gas emissions 11 percent lower in Q1 2022
In Q1 2022, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions showed a year-on-year decrease of 11 percent. This is mainly because natural gas consumption was down by a quarter.
Business confidence down as of Q3
Entrepreneurial confidence showed a decline at the start of the third quarter. The decline is seen in most industries