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Near money
Deposits with a maturity of up to two years and deposits redeemable at a period of notice of up to three months.
Dutch government surplus 14 billion euros in 2019
In 2019 the public surplus amounted to 1.7 percent of GDP. Both revenues and expenditure rose sharply. Public debt at the end of 2019 amounted to 48.6 percent of GDP.
Direct wage
The regular payment in money that belong to the gross wage applicable for social insurance schemes plus the value of the untaxed vacation certificates and savings schemes, the employee’s contribution...
Adjustment on pension funds
Correction to express the change in the pension provisions that households own in terms of household savings. These pension provisions are considered receivables by households in the financial...
Number of bankruptcies down in last week of March
In week 13 (23 to 29 March), 44 companies and institutions (excluding sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt.
Interest rates on the money market
Official interest, rates short - term deposits unsecured and call money
Energy bill 170 euros lower this year
Based on price levels in January 2020, this year’s average annual domestic energy bill for households will amount to 1,574 euros. This is 170 euros less than in January 2019, with consumption...
Net turnover
Business returns, excluding VAT (value added taxes) from the selling of goods and services to customers. Turnover is calculated after deduction of discounts, bonuses, returnable deposits and...
Sector monetary financial institutions (MFI)
The sector consisting of all financial institutions and quasi corporations that have financial mediation as their core business and that have deposits and/or comparable financial titles of...
Imputed banking services
The compensation of banks for financial intermediation, i.e. the acquisition, transformation and issuing of financial assets. The compensation for these services is implicitly included in the...
Finance company
An institution engaged in the following activities: - providing credit through supplying cash loans, credit by purchasing in instalments or deferred payments, revolving credit and credit card...
Household and farm water usage surged in 2018
In 2018, drinking water consumption by Dutch households increased by 7 percent relative to one year previously. The agricultural sector used considerably more water than in 2017 (150 percent).
Consumer confidence unchanged
The Dutch consumer confidence indicator stands at -2 in December, the same as in November.
Disposable income (net)
Income after deduction of taxes, plus benefits, that is spent on consumption and savings.
Gross wage
Wage before income tax and employee contributions to pension and early retirement schemes, employee savings schemes and social security contribution.
Tontine
Contract starting on a given date where the accumulated savings are divided among the participants who are still alive at the end of the contact.
Gross annual wage
The sum of gross wages, the annual wage applicable for social insurance schemes, employee contributions to pension and early retirement schemes and employee savings schemes.
Pension and early retirement premiums
Contributions paid by employers to pension and early retirement schemes, savings for retirement provisions, etc.
Peat
Fuel of dried deposit of vegetal matter.
Current account
Current accounts concern the generation, distribution and redistribution of income and its use in the form of final consumption. They permit the calculation of saving.
Wage restraint
A reduction in the pay increases of contractual wages. The main reason is to use the money saved to create new jobs or limit reductions.
Capital account
The capital account records acquisitions less disposals of non-financial assets by resident units and measures the change in net worth due to saving (final balancing item in the current accounts) and...
Income from labour
or persons and households this is wage and salary including employee-paid and employer-paid premiums for social insurance, bonuses, save-as-you-earn deductions and remuneration for labour carried out...
Smaller material footprint, more recycling than the EU average
The Netherlands consumed over 20 percent fewer materials than in 2000. Material consumption per capita is lower than average in the EU and the material footprint per capita is lower.
NEV 2015: Energy in the Netherlands at a tipping point
NEV 2015: Energy supplies in the Netherlands have reached a tipping point.