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When does Statistics Netherlands publish new national accounts figures?

This paper shows how Statistics Netherlands managed the unexpected loss of CAPI respondents in social surveys during COVID-19. It covers efforts to reduce response loss, quantifies the impact of...

The international statistical guidelines provide little guidance on how to account for fossil fuel subsidies. In this report we explore the already published estimates and make an attempt to define a...

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) regularly asks Dutch people to participate in one of its surveys. A survey is conducted by random sampling. This video explains what this entails. Would you like to know...

On 23 May 2024, CBS and De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) published the first results of the revision of the Dutch macroeconomic statistics

The tables presented in this file are a supplement to the article “CBS switches to new method for calculating energy prices in the CPI”, published on 30 June 2023.

On 24 June 2024, the existing macroeconomic tables on StatLine will be archived and replaced by revised tables following the revision of the national accounts.

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...

Ellen - Director of Demographic and Socioeconomic Statistics

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) recently released a new handbook, ‘Synthetic Data for Official Statistics’, to help get statistical institutes started in producing their own...

The figures published by CBS on nature in the Netherlands play an important role in all sorts of societal discussions, including the current debates on nirogen and biodiversity.

A truly international reference work, with 36 chapters covering the latest state of play in all facets of business statistics production.

Outward Fats is a statistic that is made on the basis of observations at companies. These companies have the Netherlands as the Ultimate Controlling Institutional unit (UCI) and have foreign...

Statistics Netherlands reviews the year 2023.

The European statistics office Eurostat held its fifth European Big Data Hackathon in Brussels between 6 and 11 March 2025.

Yuri, Statistical Researcher, Region & Spatial planning

An estimated 400 thousand households were affected by energy poverty in 2023, 70 thousand more than in 2022.

CBS’ statutory task is to compile and publish statistics for which there is a need. It wants to remain at the forefront in this respect, now and in the future.

Every day, Statistics Netherlands’ (CBS) Infoservice and Press Office receive dozens of calls and emails from individuals and organisations with questions on the many themes that CBS produces...

In late 2024, Pearl Dykstra delivered her farewell speech at Erasmus University Rotterdam.