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Consumer prices 1.3 percent up in October
The consumer price index was 1.3 percent higher in October than in the same month last year.
Consumer prices 1.4 percent up in August
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.4 percent higher in August than in August 2016.
Nearly 13 million eligible voters on 15 March
Around 13 million Dutch residents will be entitled to vote in the general election on 15 March 2017.
Retail turnover down in August
Statistics Netherlands reports today that retail turnover was 1.4 percent down in August 2015 from the same month last year. The decline is partly due to the fact that the shopping-day pattern was...
Built-up area
The built-up area continues to increase, on average by 0.8 percentper year.
More two-income couples with one full-time job and one large part-time job
More and more women, in particular the youngest generations, participate on the labour market. As a result of this development, the distribution of working hours between partners has also changed....
Growth accounts; national accounts 1995-2016
Productivity; labour; capital; growth accounts SIC 2008
Modest share exports to large emerging markets
In 2012, the Dutch share of exports of goods to large emerging markets like China, India, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia was relatively modest compared to Germany and Belgium. Within the EU 28, the...
Further increase hours worked in temp jobs
Adjusted for seasonal variation, the total amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 0.8 percent in the second quarter of 2014 relative to the preceding quarter.
National debt markedly down
The national debt amounted to nearly 254 billion euro by the end of last year, 2 billion euro down on the end of 2006.
Business administration and management most popular higher education disciplines
These are a few of the main conclusions of the annual education report Jaarboek onderwijs in cijfers 2012.
Over 200 hectares of allotment garden liquidations within a decade
In 2006, the total area covered by allotment garden plots in the Netherlands was 3,906 hectares, more than 200 hectares less than in 1996. The number of allotment garden areas and visits to these...
Unemployment increasing further
In the period September-November 2009 there were on average 400 thousand people unemployed. This constitutes 5.2 percent of the labour force.
Strong rise in unemployment for over-45s
According to figures from Statistics Netherlands, 410 thousand people on average were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period October- December 2009. This is the equivalent of 5.3 percent of the...
Economic growth stays 2.9 percent
The Dutch economy saw robust growth in the first quarter of 2006. The Dutch gross domestic product (GDP) was up by 2.9 percent on the year before.
Germany outperforms Dutch economy
With 1.7 percent, last year’s economic growth rate in the Netherlands was significantly lower than Germany’s 3.6 percent.
Manufacturing output down by 1.3 percent
The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was 1.3 percent down in June 2014 from June 2013. Prior to the decrease, output had been up from twelve months previously for eight...
Inflation drops sharply in January
The inflation rate in the Netherlands was 1.3 percent in January 2006. This is a sharp drop from December, when prices were 2.0 percent up on twelve months previously.
January's inflation at 1.4 percent
In January 2007, inflation in the Netherlands was 1.4 percent. The rate was higher than in December, when prices were 1.1 percent up on one year previously, as the consumer price index.
Average inflation 2016 lowest in nearly 30 years
Average inflation 2016 lowest in nearly 30 years