Dutch economy grew 2.5% last year
5 years, 11 months ago

Dutch economy grew 2.5% last year

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The Dutch economy grew by 2.5 percent last year, compared to 2.9 percent growth in 2017, Statistics Netherlands reported based on initial figures. Consumer spending increased by 2.5 percent last year. In 2017 consumer spending increased 1.9 percent compared to the year before. The export of goods and services grew less rapidly in 2017, only increasing 2.7 percent last year.

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CBS preliminary estimate: Dutch inflation rises to 4.1 percent in December
1 week, 2 days ago

CBS preliminary estimate: Dutch inflation rises to 4.1 percent in December

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Inflation in the Netherlands rose to 4.1 percent in December, according to a preliminary estimate by Statistics Netherlands. The preliminary HICP for the Netherlands showed inflation at 3.9 percent in December, up slightly from 3.8 percent in November. Monthly inflation rates for 2024 showed a gradual increase over the year, starting at 3.2 percent in January and reaching 4.1 percent …

Dutch travelers spend most in Germany in summer 2024
4 weeks ago

Dutch travelers spend most in Germany in summer 2024

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Dutch travelers spent more than 8.7 billion euros on goods and services abroad in the third quarter of 2024, according to new figures released by Statistics Netherlands. In the third quarter of 2024, Dutch travelers allocated 14 percent of their total overseas spending in Germany. The total outflow of funds by Dutch travelers, a key component of international services trade, …

Dutch economic growth will pick up in coming years, inflation to stay higher than EU
1 month ago

Dutch economic growth will pick up in coming years, inflation to stay higher than EU

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Economic growth in the Netherlands will pick up in the coming years growing 0.9 percent this year and 1.5 percent each in 2025 and 2026, despite an increasing threat from geopolitical uncertainty. The growth is mainly driven by household consumption and government spending, but the DNB also expects world trade to pick up and exports to contribute more to economic …

Consumer spending and government investments drive Dutch economic growth
1 month, 1 week ago

Consumer spending and government investments drive Dutch economic growth

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Dutch consumers are expected to increase spending over the next two years, contributing significantly to the country’s economic growth, according to economists at Rabobank. Economists attribute this to an anticipated rise in consumer spending, which accounts for over 40 percent of the economy, and increased government investments in healthcare, defense, and green energy transitions. This growth is fueled by an …

Dutch economy should grow 1.5% next year, but inflation will remain high, says ABN Amro
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dutch economy should grow 1.5% next year, but inflation will remain high, says ABN Amro

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The Dutch economy will continue to grow in the next two years although the pace of this will slow slightly. American import duties will slow the growth somewhat in the second half of next year. In 2025, growth will reach 1.5 percent, after which this will slow down due to the introduction of American import duties. But historically high wage …

Economic growth hits 0.8% in Q3, ahead of eurozone and US
2 months ago

Economic growth hits 0.8% in Q3, ahead of eurozone and US

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The Dutch economy grew by an estimated 0.8% in the third quarter of this year when compared with the second, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. Economic growth was also up 1.1% in the second quarter, an upward revision of 0.1 percentage point on the earlier estimate. Higher government and consumer spending are behind the increase, chief economist Peter …

Dutch economy grew 0.8 percent in third quarter
2 months ago

Dutch economy grew 0.8 percent in third quarter

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The Dutch economy grew by 0.8 percent in the third quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday based on an initial calculation for the months of July to September. It also adjusted growth in the second quarter slightly higher: instead of 1 percent, the gross domestic product increased by 1.1 percent in that …

Economists think the Dutch economy will avoid a recession
5 months ago

Economists think the Dutch economy will avoid a recession

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The Dutch economy will most likely avoid a recession. But this time, experts consulted by the financial news agency Bloomberg are counting on an average increase of 0.2 percent compared to the previous period. ABN Amro economist Aggie van Huisseling is expecting 0.2 percent growth. "It is also because the unemployment rate is so low," said Van Huisseling. Van Huisseling …

Poor Dutch economic data last quarter: GDP falls 0.1% as exports slump 6% in March
8 months ago

Poor Dutch economic data last quarter: GDP falls 0.1% as exports slump 6% in March

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The Dutch economy reversed course during the first three months of the year, with the gross domestic product sliding backward for the fourth time in five quarters. The GDP fell by 0.1 percent from January to March, according to Statistics Netherlands, which released new data on Wednesday that also showed exports fell sharply by 6 percent in March alone. “The …

Dutch inflation rate falls to 3.8 percent in 2023, compared to 10 percent in 2022
1 year ago

Dutch inflation rate falls to 3.8 percent in 2023, compared to 10 percent in 2022

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The annual inflation rate in the Netherlands was estimated at 3.8 percent in 2023, according to the first calculation from Statistics Netherlands. In December, this rate of inflation was still 3.4 percent, compared to 4.2 percent a month earlier and 8.1 percent at the peak in February and March. In December, inflation including the energy bill amounted to 1.2 percent …

Dutch debt level falls amid €3 billion surplus; Recession slightly worse than thought
1 year ago

Dutch debt level falls amid €3 billion surplus; Recession slightly worse than thought

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The Dutch government managed to bring down the national debt, while collecting a surplus of 3 billion euros in revenue during the first three quarters of the year. According to the national statistics office, the government achieved a surplus of 3 billion euros in the first three quarters of 2023. Government debt also decreased by almost 14 billion euros to …

Dutch economic growth projections slashed in revised European forecast
1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch economic growth projections slashed in revised European forecast

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The European Commission has significantly lowered expectations for economic growth in the Netherlands this year. In its summer forecast, the executive body of the European Union now says it expects growth of just 0.5 percent for the Netherlands in 2023. Because many wages have now been significantly increased and inflation is gradually decreasing, consumption will not decline further in the …

Dutch economy to grow slightly this year despite recession: ABN Amro
1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch economy to grow slightly this year despite recession: ABN Amro

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ABN Amro expects the Dutch economy to grow slightly by 0.5 percent this year. Rising interest rates due to central bank interest rate increases also have a slowing effect because, for example, it makes borrowing more expensive. In addition, the European Central Bank’s target for inflation of 2 percent remains out of sight, according to ABN Amro. ABN Amro also …

Netherlands inflation increased to 5.2% in April
1 year, 8 months ago

Netherlands inflation increased to 5.2% in April

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The rate at which prices are rising in the Netherlands increased again in April compared to a month earlier. Statistics Netherlands reported in a quick first estimate that inflation amounted to 5.2 percent last month. The average price increase of supermarket products was 13.2 percent last month, compared to 15.1 percent in March. To easily compare with other European countries, …

Big drop in annual inflation; Down to 4.4% in March
1 year, 9 months ago

Big drop in annual inflation; Down to 4.4% in March

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The rate at which prices are rising in the Netherlands fell sharply in March compared to a month earlier. Statistics Netherlands reported in a first estimate that inflation amounted to 4.4 percent this month. Prices of industrial goods rose by 8.8 percent, compared to 8.7 percent in February. To make a good comparison with other European countries, CBS also calculated …

Dutch public bought organic products more often last year
1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch public bought organic products more often last year

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Residents of the Netherlands bought an increasing number of organic products last year. Along with greater demand, inflation also played a large part in the rising amount of revenue generated by organic food sales, which grew by 25 percent last year, according to a study by by market research institute GfK. Agricultural organization LTO Nederland reported last year that supermarket …

Inflation climbing again; Up to 8 percent in February
1 year, 10 months ago

Inflation climbing again; Up to 8 percent in February

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The rate at which prices are rising in the Netherlands increased in February compared to a month earlier. Inflation amounted to 8 percent last month, Statistics Netherlands reported in a quick first estimate. The average price increase of supermarket products was 15.1 percent last month, compared to 14.5 percent in January. To easily compare its figures with other European countries, …

No recession, but little growth for Dutch economy this year: ABN Amro
1 year, 10 months ago

No recession, but little growth for Dutch economy this year: ABN Amro

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The Dutch economy will not shrink this year, but its growth will slow down, ABN Amro expects. The bank predicts that the economy will grow 1.2 percent this year and 1.3 percent next year. Over the past two years, the Dutch economy grew more than 4 percent per year. The bank expects that consumer prices will rise by 4.4 percent …

Dutch economy grew 4.5% last year; Consumer spending at record high
1 year, 10 months ago

Dutch economy grew 4.5% last year; Consumer spending at record high

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The Dutch economy grew 4.5 percent last year, mainly thanks to more household consumption, Statistics Netherlands reported. Last year, 441,000 jobs were added to the job market, and the share of the Dutch population with paid work reached record heights. The added value of the culture, sports, recreation, and other services sector grew 34 percent last year. The Dutch economy …

Netherlands prevents recession with 4th quarter growth of 0.6 percent
1 year, 11 months ago

Netherlands prevents recession with 4th quarter growth of 0.6 percent

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The Dutch economy did not end up in a recession as economists feared. After a 0.2 percent contraction in the third quarter, the economy grew by 0.6 percent in the last quarter of 2022, Statistics Netherlands reported based on initial figures on Tuesday. In the entire 2022, the Dutch economy grew by 4.5 percent, mainly thanks to consumer spending and …

Netherlands residents still managing to save a lot of cash even after Covid
1 year, 11 months ago

Netherlands residents still managing to save a lot of cash even after Covid

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Households in the Netherlands have continued to increase their savings considerably after the coronavirus crisis, according to De Nederlandsche Bank. The country’s central bank said that the total amount the Dutch have in their bank accounts increased again last year by tens of billions of euros. Collectively, everyone in the Netherlands had a total of 562.5 billion euros in their …

Netherlands in a "mild" economic recession: ING economist
2 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands in a "mild" economic recession: ING economist

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The Netherlands is in a mild economic recession, according to ING chief economist Marieke Blom. “I think we have passed the tipping point and are in a mild recession,” Blom said to Nieuwsuur. “But in the third quarter, we see that consumer spending is somewhat lower again.” Based on lower amounts spent and the increase in prices, Blom estimates that …

Dutch inflation climbs to record 12%
2 years, 4 months ago

Dutch inflation climbs to record 12%

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Inflation in the Netherlands rose to 12 percent in August, from 10.3 percent a month earlier. The ever-rising inflation puts pressure on the European Central Bank to raise interest rates even more. Several bank policymakers, including President Klaas Knot of De Nederlandsche Bank and Joachim Nagel of the Bundesbank, have argued for a stronger interest rate hike against the high …

Dutch inflation above 10% for first time since 1975
2 years, 5 months ago

Dutch inflation above 10% for first time since 1975

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Inflation in the Netherlands climbed above 10 percent for the first time since 1975, Statistics Netherlands reported based on its own calculation method. According to the stats office, consumer goods and services were 10.3 percent more expensive in July than in the same month last year. All this led to housing rents rising by 3 percent last month compared to …

9.4% inflation expected for Netherlands in 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

9.4% inflation expected for Netherlands in 2022

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The average inflation in the Netherlands will be 9.4 percent this year, the European Commission expects. According to the daily management of the EU, inflation will drop to an annual average of 3.3 percent, but economic growth will remain limited to 1 percent. The Commission estimates inflation in 2023 at 4 percent for all euro countries and adjusted economic growth …

Consumer spending pushed Dutch economic growth in first quarter
2 years, 6 months ago

Consumer spending pushed Dutch economic growth in first quarter

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The Dutch economy grew in the first three months of this year compared to the closing quarter of 2021 after all. Compared to the same period last year, the Dutch economy grew by 6.7 percent instead of the previous estimate’s 7 percent. Households also generally had more income in the first quarter of this year compared to a year ago, …

Dutch economy grew more than gov't debt in 2021
2 years, 9 months ago

Dutch economy grew more than gov't debt in 2021

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Government debt amounted to 52.1 percent of gross domestic product last year, down from 54.3 percent. The Dutch government saw its income increase by 25 billion euros to 337 billion euros last year. People spent more in the second year of the coronavirus crisis than in 2020, which increased the government's VAT revenues by 6 billion euros. Non-tax revenues increased …

Dutch economy saw strongest growth in two decades
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch economy saw strongest growth in two decades

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The Dutch economy grew by 4.8 percent last year - the strongest growth since 1998. The Dutch economy grew slightly in the last quarter of last year, despite the Omicron coronavirus wave and new lockdown measures. According to the stats office, the added value of the hospitality industry was still over 30 percent lower last year than in 2019. And …

Almost all Dutch regions' economies doing better than pre-Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

Almost all Dutch regions' economies doing better than pre-Covid

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In most Dutch regions, the economy had fully recovered from the coronavirus crisis in the third quarter, according to Statistics Netherlands. Only the economies in what the stats office calls Overig Groningen - almost the entire province except for the region around Delfzijl - and Haarlemmermeer are still smaller than before the pandemic. If gas extraction is excluded, the economy …

Dutch economy will grow by 3.6 percent next year: ING
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch economy will grow by 3.6 percent next year: ING

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The Dutch economy will grow by 3.6 percent in 2022 according to projections by ING. "This is the main risk in the growth forecasts, especially with the developments of new variants of the virus," said ING economist Marcel Klok. ING is projecting the Dutch economy to grow by more than 4 percent compared to 2019 levels. ING thinks inflation will …

Dutch economy back to pre-Covid level in 3rd quarter
3 years, 2 months ago

Dutch economy back to pre-Covid level in 3rd quarter

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The economy grew by 1.9 percent in the third quarter, bringing it to a higher level than before the pandemic for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis, Statistics Netherlands reported. With the new increase, the economy has therefore fully recovered from the coronavirus contraction in the first and second quarter of last year. After that, there …

Netherlands inflation up to 2.7 percent
3 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands inflation up to 2.7 percent

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Inflation in the Netherlands stood at 2.7 percent in September on an annual basis. Prices for goods and services increased a bit faster than a month earlier when life became 2.4 percent more expensive for consumers on average. According to the European measurement method, goods and services in the Netherlands were 3 percent more expensive last month than a year …

Disposable income rises most in 20 years as Dutch economy posts stronger growth
3 years, 3 months ago

Disposable income rises most in 20 years as Dutch economy posts stronger growth

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The Dutch economy grew more in the second quarter than initial figures showed and that is also reflected in household incomes, which saw the strongest growth since the second quarter of 2002, Statistics Netherlands reported In the second quarter of this year, Dutch households' disposable income was 3.1 percent higher than the same quarter last year. The number of jobs …

Dutch economy to grow 4.2% this year: Rabobank
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch economy to grow 4.2% this year: Rabobank

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The Dutch economy will likely grow by 4.2 percent this year and 3.7 percent next year, Rabobank wrote in a report. The bank expects that almost all business sectors will have fully recovered from the coronavirus crisis by 2022, provided no new restrictive measures are taken. Therefore, the bank expects "relatively strong" growth in gross domestic product in the second …

Dutch economy growing faster than expected; 3.8% growth this year
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch economy growing faster than expected; 3.8% growth this year

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The Dutch economy is growing faster than expected, the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis said in its draft macro-economic surveys on Friday. The economy is expected to grow 3.8 percent this year, and 3.2 percent next year. The national budget deficit will amount to 5.3 percent this year, and 1.8 percent next year. That is slightly lower than the June …

Dutch economy to grow 2.2% this year; Less unemployment than feared
3 years, 9 months ago

Dutch economy to grow 2.2% this year; Less unemployment than feared

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The Dutch economy will grow slightly less than previously expected this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. For this year, the CPB expects the Dutch economy to grow by 2.2 percent. Next year, the economy will strengthen further and CPB expects a growth of 3.5 percent. Now the CPB expects that unemployment will peak next year with over 400 …

Dutch economy shrank by 3.8% last year, worst result since World War II
3 years, 11 months ago

Dutch economy shrank by 3.8% last year, worst result since World War II

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The Dutch economy shrank by 3.8% last year, the biggest contraction since World War II, national statistics agency CBS said on Monday. However, fewer jobs have gone than could have been expected, thanks to government support measures, CBS chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen told an online press conference. 2021 Last week, the European Commission said the Dutch economy will …

Dutch economy shrank by 3.8% last year, worst result since World War II
3 years, 11 months ago

Dutch economy shrank by 3.8% last year, worst result since World War II

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The Dutch economy shrank by 3.8% last year, the biggest contraction since World War II, national statistics agency CBS said on Monday. However, fewer jobs have gone than could have been expected, thanks to government support measures, CBS chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen told an online press conference. 2021 Last week, the European Commission said the Dutch economy will …

Dutch economy saw biggest contraction since WWII in 2020
3 years, 11 months ago

Dutch economy saw biggest contraction since WWII in 2020

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The Dutch economy shrank by 3.8 percent last year, the largest contraction measured since the Second World War, Statistics Netherlands reported based on the currently available figures on Tuesday. The biggest blow to the economy happened in the second quarter of 2020, when the economy shrank an unprecedented -8.5 percent compared to the previous quarter. The culture, recreation, sports and …

Dutch economy to shrink 4.3% this year, grow 2.6% in 2021: ING
4 years, 1 month ago

Dutch economy to shrink 4.3% this year, grow 2.6% in 2021: ING

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After shrinking 4.3 percent this year, the Dutch economy will grow again in 2021, by 2.6 percent, economists at ING expect. The Dutch economy should be back to the size of the last quarter last year by mid-2022. Sectors hit hardest by the pandemic, like hospitality, transport and healthcare, will According to ING, the economic contraction this quarter will be …

Economy bounces back in third quarter with growth nearing 8%
4 years, 2 months ago

Economy bounces back in third quarter with growth nearing 8%

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The Dutch economy grew by 7.7% in the third quarter of this year compared with the previous quarter, the highest quarterly growth ever recorded, national statistics agency CBS said on Friday. The end of the lockdown in the summer boosted third quarter growth, with shops reporting record sales. ‘Money which would normally have been spent on holidays was spent in …

Best ever quarterly improvement for Dutch economy; Not enough to make up for pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

Best ever quarterly improvement for Dutch economy; Not enough to make up for pandemic

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After an unprecedented contraction in the second quarter of this year, the Dutch economy showed the best ever improvement in the third quarter, growing by 7.7 percent. While the Dutch economy is performing better than average in the European Union, the growth in July, August and September was not enough to make up for the pandemic-triggered contraction in the first …

Dutch economy expected to grow again next year, Covid-19 effects to linger
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch economy expected to grow again next year, Covid-19 effects to linger

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The Dutch economy will shrink by 5.1 percent this year, but recovery will start at the end of the year and in 2021 the economy will grow by 3.2 percent, according to central planning office CPB's draft-macroeconomic foresight studies. The effects of the Covid-19 crisis will linger, however, with unemployment rising to 7 percent next year. Household consumption will decrease …

Recession: Dutch economy shows worst ever contraction
4 years, 5 months ago

Recession: Dutch economy shows worst ever contraction

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In the second quarter of this year, the Dutch economy shrank by 8.5 percent compared to the previous quarter and a massive 9.5 percent compared to the second quarter of 2019, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday based on its first calculations. Households spent 10.4 percent less in the second quarter than in the first, an 11.8 percent less than the …

Coronavirus could put an end to Dutch economy's higher-than-expected growth
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus could put an end to Dutch economy's higher-than-expected growth

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The Dutch economy is expected to grow by 1.4 percent this year and 1.6 percent next year, according to the latest estimations by central planning office CPB. The CPB warned that the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy are still very uncertain, but the virus will negatively impact economic growth if it is not quickly gotten under control. …

Economic growth at its lowest level since 2014
4 years, 11 months ago

Economic growth at its lowest level since 2014

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The Dutch economy grew by 1.7 percent in 2019 - the lowest growth since 2014, according to figures Statistics Netherlands released on Thursday. The growth is declining, "but if you compare it with the countries around us, we did very well," Statistics Netherlands chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen said to NU.nl. Consumers spent 1.4 percent more in 2019 than …

VAT, energy tax increases push Netherlands inflation; wages lagging behind
5 years ago

VAT, energy tax increases push Netherlands inflation; wages lagging behind

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Consumer prices were on average 2.6 percent higher in 2019 than in 2018, the biggest price increase since 2002. The increase was driven by increases in the low VAT rate and energy tax in January last year, according to figures Statistics Netherlands released on Thursday. For the first time in five years, collective bargaining wages increased by less than inflation …

Immigration boosts Dutch population to 17.4 million as 2020 gets underway
5 years ago

Immigration boosts Dutch population to 17.4 million as 2020 gets underway

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A substantial increase in people relocating to the Netherlands pushed the population of the country to 17.4 million people by the end of 2019, the largest population growth in the country since the beginning of the century. Roughly 272,200 people moved to the Netherlands last year, while 157,900 moved out of the country. Approximately 16 thousand people came to the …

Dutch GDP set to fall as population gets older
5 years, 1 month ago

Dutch GDP set to fall as population gets older

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The aging population of the Netherlands will result in the average growth of the Dutch economy falling to 1.1 percent between 2022 and 2025, central planning office CPB said in an estimate on Monday. In the period 2022 to 2025, the population aged between 15 and 74 will decrease for the first time, the CPB expects. The CPB expects that …

Netherlands population growth already at level of entire 2018
5 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands population growth already at level of entire 2018

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In the first three quarters of this year, the population of the Netherlands grew by 102 thousand inhabitants. That is 23 thousand more than in the same period last year, and about as many as in the whole of 2018, Statistics Netherlands reported based on provisional figures. That brings the migration balance to 87 thousand Netherlands residents, almost 20 thousand …

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