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Voters prefer computer to red pencil
Dutch voters trust voting machines. They think they are the most reliable way to vote.
Economic growth -0.7 percent in 2003
Dutch economic growth was minus 0.7 percent in 2003. The last time the gross domestic product decreased in the space of one year was in 1982. GDP was 0.4 percent down in the fourth quarter of 2003 on...
Much smaller rise in care spending
Health care and welfare cost nearly 60 billion euro in 2004. This is 4.3 percent more than 2003. Spending on care still rose by as much 10 percent annually in the period 2001-2003. The decrease in...
Obesity leads to more sickness absence
A publication just released by Statistics Netherlands on health and care in 2007 comprises seven articles on a range of recent developments in the area of health and care.
Slight increase in job numbers
In the third quarter of 2005 the number of jobs was slightly higher than in the second quarter. The seasonally corrected figures show an increase of 7 thousand jobs of employees.
Continuing vocational training survey, 1993-2005
Costs of and number of employees with internal and external courses by branch of industry and size of enterprise
Food for thought: dietary and health trends in the Netherlands
These are just some findings in the book Food for thought: dietary and health trends in the Netherlands, published today.
Population forecast
The population forecasts aim to describe the most likely future development of the Dutch population.
Unemployment further down
In the fourth quarter of 2015 unemployment declined by an average of 7 thousand a month, whereas the downward trend stalled in August and September. In December 588 thousand people in the Netherlands...
Greater demand for Dutch products outside EU
Figures published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) today show that exports of Dutch products to countries outside the EU have more than doubled over the past decade.
Overall household debt marginally up
Statistics Netherlands reported today that the overall Dutch household debt exceeded 742 billion euros at the end of March 2015, i.e. 2 billion euros up from one quarter previously. In the period...
Girls perform better in education, boys more often self-supporting
Boys more often than girls get in contact with youth care and rehabilitation programmes and girls are doing better in education. A reverse situation occurs on the labour market. Young men are more...
Dutch economy expands by 0.1 percent, 46 thousand fewer jobs
the Dutch economy grew by 0.1 percent in the third quarter van 2013 compared to the second quarter. It is the first time after the second quarter of 2012 that there is any quarterly growth.
Unemployment stable in October
The number of unemployed hardly changed in October. In the period May-September, unemployment declined each month.
Economic growth 2.9 percent in 2006
The Dutch economy grew by 2.9 percent in 2006. This is nearly twice the growth in 2005.
Over 100 thousand jobs lost
In the first quarter of 2004 there were 107 thousand employee jobs less than in the first quarter of 2003. This means that job losses reached 1.4 percent. For the first time the number of women’s...
Economic growth continues at sturdy pace
Dutch economic growth was 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2006. Employment also continued to rise.
Consumer confidence and share prices slump simultaneously
Each month, Statistics Netherlands measures consumer confidence. Consumer confidence is affected by numerous factors, like unemployment, share prices, developments on the housing market and...
Economic contraction 0.2 percent
According to the first estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands, the Dutch economy shrank 0.2 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter. This is the fourth quarter in a...
Slowdown in job losses
In the third quarter of 2004 there were 109 thousand employee jobs less than in the third quarter of 2003. In the second quarter of 2004 the number of job losses was 119 thousand.
Sharp growth Dutch economy in first quarter 2011
According to the flash estimate, the Dutch economy grew by 3.2 percent in the first quarter of this year relative to the same quarter in 2010. This growth figure is the highest recorded in the last...