Netherlands Trading country – export, import and investments, 2024

Netherlands Trading country – export, import and investments, 2024

The Netherlands Trading Country 2024 – export, import & investments is a publication consisting of annually recurring business economic key data and indicators. The publication contains many time series, mainly at a high macro or meso level, with some topics specifically focused on priorities from the government’s trade agenda. This publication meets the need for … Read more

Sharp Increase in Cycling Fatalities in Dutch Traffic, Surpassing Motorists Every Year – NOS News

Sharp Increase in Cycling Fatalities in Dutch Traffic, Surpassing Motorists Every Year – NOS News

ANP / Hollandse Hoogte / Inter Visual Studio NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 00:01 Of the almost 700 people who died in Dutch traffic last year, more than 39 percent were cyclists. Twenty years ago, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics, this was still 20 percent; Until 2019, the share fluctuated between 30 and 33 percent. Last … Read more

The Netherlands Leads Europe in Digital Skills: Nearly 80% of Dutch People Proficient in Computers, Internet, and Software

The Netherlands Leads Europe in Digital Skills: Nearly 80% of Dutch People Proficient in Computers, Internet, and Software

10 Nov 2023 at 00:00 Nearly 80 percent of all Dutch people aged twelve or older have basic digital skills. In no other European country do so many people know how to use computers, the Internet or software. According to statistics agency CBS, more and more Dutch people are digitally skilled. Two years ago, 74 … Read more

Online Platforms and the Lack of Transparency: Understanding the Influence of Algorithms and Sponsored Search Results

Online Platforms and the Lack of Transparency: Understanding the Influence of Algorithms and Sponsored Search Results

By Tim Wijkman-van Aalst 12 Sep 2023 at 00:00 More than one in three online platforms such as bol.com, Marktplaats and Amazon use algorithms to help visitors or even direct their purchase. Less than half of all these websites are honest about how their systems work. You are constantly influenced online. If you search for … Read more

Inflation is rising again; ‘The end of higher food prices only in the summer’

Inflation is rising again;  ‘The end of higher food prices only in the summer’

ANPNeighborhood supermarket NOS News•today, 06:42 Inflation is rising again for the first time in months. In February inflation rose from 7.6 to 8.0 percent. It is mainly food and drink that became more expensive. Figures from Statistics Netherlands show that food, beverages and tobacco were 15.1 percent more expensive in February than a year ago. … Read more

Home prices fall again, the steepest decline in the month since 2013

Home prices fall again, the steepest decline in the month since 2013

ANP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 07:25•Edited today, 08:44 House prices fell further in November and faster than in previous months. In one month, the value of owner-occupied homes was down 1 percent from October. This is the steepest drop in a month since May 2013. Data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Kadaster show that house prices … Read more

More than half of the Dutch people exercise too little | NOW

More than half of the Dutch people exercise too little |  NOW

More than half of the Dutch (53 percent) exercised too little last year, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) concluded in collaboration with the health institute RIVM. It is difficult to say to what extent this has to do with the coronavirus and the lockdowns. According to the guidelines of the Health Council, adults should … Read more

Number of deaths decreases again, but still excess mortality | NOW

Number of deaths decreases again, but still excess mortality |  NOW

The total number of deaths fell further last week, but remains higher than normal, reports the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Last week an estimated 3,600 people died. That is about 80 less than a week earlier and 150 more than usual. The statisticians rely on mortality rates in previous years and demographic trends. The … Read more

Population growth halved by 2020 due to travel restrictions and higher mortality rate | NOW

Population growth halved by 2020 due to travel restrictions and higher mortality rate |  NOW

In 2020 the Dutch population grew by 63,000 inhabitants, half less than in 2019, reports the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Tuesday. At the end of 2020, the Netherlands had about 17.5 million inhabitants. According to Statistics Netherlands, the first wave of the corona pandemic in the spring in particular had a major effect on … Read more

40 percent of people over 55 have an e-bike in their shed | NOW

40 percent of people over 55 have an e-bike in their shed |  NOW

In 2019, four in ten people aged 55 and older had at least one electric bicycle in their household, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports (CBSMonday. The electric bicycle is becoming increasingly popular among people over 55. One in ten Dutch people aged 55 or older rides an e-bike every day. The e-bike is used … Read more