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Fewer potatoes and onions
Farmers expect the potato crop to be 8 percent lower in 2005 than in 2004. This means they will lift some 4,8 billion kilos of ware and seed potatoes.
Some 241 thousand people have no medical insurance
On 1 May 2006, some 241 thousand people in the Netherlands were not insured for the costs of medical care. This 1.5 percent of the Dutch population.
Nearly 1.1 million dual nationalities in the Netherlands
On 1 January 2008, there were 1.08 million people in the Netherlands with at least one foreign nationality, i.e. nearly three times as many as on 1 January 1995. Nearly half of them also have the...
Many Dutch vote by proxy
Many voters in the Netherlands use the possibility of voting by proxy. In the 2010 Lower Chamber elections, 8 percent of voters had authorised someone else to vote for them.
Concentration of nitrate in upper groundwater
Over the last few years, the amount of nitrate in the upper groundwater layer of agricultural sandy soils has declined to the extent that the target value of 50 mg per litre has been achieved.
Sharp increase AWBZ costs
Over the past decade, the costs of the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ) have risen by nearly 75 percent. Important factors are population ageing, less rigid access criteria to health...
Integral income and wealth statistics
Brief survey description Integral income and wealth statistics
Unemployment further up
Seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 7 thousand in April 2013 to reach 650 thousand.
Surinamese and Antillean parents most frequent recipients of childcare allowances
Requests for childcare allowances were submitted for 30 percent of children under the age of twelve in 2008.
Mood among manufacturers improving further
In April 2010, Dutch manufacturers were less pessimistic than in March 2010. The producer confidence index rose from -3.1 to -1.4, the highest level in eighteen months.
Quinoa trade has tripled in four years
Dutch quinoa imports has tripled in the past four years, to approximately 5.5 million kg in 2016.
Dutch public debt below EMU target
For the first time in six years, government debt falls below 60 percent of GDP (EMU target).
Consumer prices 1.3 percent up in July
The Dutch consumer price index (CPI) was 1.3 percent higher in July 2017 than in July 2016.
CBS is ready for the EU GDPR
all businesses and public authorities in the European Union are required to monitor which data they collect and why, and how long data are kept on record.
Onshore wind turbines taller and more efficient
Dutch wind turbines collectively generated 7.6 billion kWh of electricity in 2015.