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Production renewable electricity down in 2007
The production of renewable electricity dropped from 6.5 percent of domestic electricity consumption in 2006 to 6.0 percent in 2007.
Potato crop better than anticipated
The output reduction of table and seed potatoes was restricted to 3 percent in 2006, relative to the previous year.
Further reduction greenhouse gas emissions
In 2007, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were reduced for the third consecutive year. The total emission volume amounted to 205 billion kg of CO2 equivalents, i.e. 4 percent below the...
Butterfly population in steep decline
The butterfly population in the Netherlands declined further in 2012 and has currently reached the lowest level of the past twenty years
Energy consumption unprecedentedly high
Energy consumption was more than 7 percent higher in 2010 than in 2009. Annual energy consumption has never been this high.
Strong growth retail turnover in October
Strong growth retail turnover in October
An innovative way to estimate solar energy yields
An innovative way to estimate solar energy yields
0.8 percent turnover growth for retail trade sector in January
Statistics Netherlands announced today that retail turnover was 0.8 percent up in January 2015 from January 2014. The volume of sales grew further in January; retail prices fell slightly faster than...
Fewer fires outdoors, more indoors
The Dutch fire services received 47 reports of fires in 2007. This is 5 percent fewer than in 2006.
Very poor turnover results for Dutch construction sector in second quarter
Turnover generated by the construction sector fell by 2.4 percent in the second quarter. The downturn was very obvious in medium-sized and large companies; small businesses performed better than in...
Mild winter and economic crisis curb greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were more than 6.5 percent lower in 2011 than in 2010. This was caused by a decrease in energy consumption of nearly 7 percent.
Retail turnover almost 4 percent up in March
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the Dutch retail sector achieved almost 4 percent turnover growth in March.
More deaths in winter
So far, this winter (2017/’18) has seen fewer deaths than the same period last year.
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...
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.
Second quarter economic growth slightly higher than previously estimated
Figures put Dutch economic growth at 2.6 percent in the second quarter of 2007 compared with the same quarter last year.
First quarter economic growth remains 2.5 percent
Dutch economic growth was 2.5 percent in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the same period last year. This increase was realised with one working day fewer than in 2006. The result is the same...
substantial rise in hotel guests in 2014
Establishments providing overnight accommodation in the Netherlands received considerably more guests in 2014 than in the previous year. Just over half came from Germany, the United Kingdom and...
Exports down
The volume of exports of goods was 3.1 percent down in May 2014 from May 2013. This is the largest decrease in the last four and a half years. In the months prior to the decrease in May, exports had...