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Investments nearly 4 percent down in November | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Investment data have not been adjusted for calendar effects....

Exploring the GK price index | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Exploring the GK price index | CBS ...

2011 | CBS | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Modern and traditional Few statistical offices were as advanced as CBS. Only Denmark and Finland conducted their censuses in the same way,...

2001 | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). CBS had gained access to those registers thanks to the new Act governing the Central Bureau of Statistics and the Central...

VIDEO | 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2024

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). This video summarises the 2024 edition of Crisis Group’s flagship annual publication “10 Conflicts to Watch”. Source of original...

Unemployment virtually unchanged in 2023 | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In December, 3.6 million people aged 15 to 74...

Area under organic farming up by nearly 9 percent | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). According to a target set in a national action...

Ukraine: Civilian casualties spike following wave of Russian attacks

Hundreds of people across the country were killed or wounded in drone and missile strikes in the 10-day period between 29 December and 8...

Fewer new-build dwellings sold in Q3 | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). However, the decline in the number of transactions of...

Bankruptcies up by over 50 percent in 2023 | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Download CSVShow datatableNumber of bankruptcies of businesses and institutions...

Exports down by 4.5 percent in November | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The CBS Exports Radar indicates that conditions for exports...

Russian strikes continue to wreak havoc across Ukraine

In a flash update, the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that since the intensification of aerial attacks on 29 December, approximately...

Inflation down to 1.2 percent in December; 3.4 percent excluding energy | Statistics Netherlands...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The CPI also presents the price development on the...

Inflation rate 3.8 percent in 2023, excluding energy at 6.5 percent | Statistics Netherlands...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Download CSVShow datatableConsumer price index (CPI) Consumer price index (CPI) 1965 5.2 1966 5.8 1967 3.1 1968 3.7 1969 7.5 1970 4.4 1971 7.6 1972 7.8 1973 8 1974 9.6 1975 10.2 1976 8.8 1977 6.7 1978 4.1 1979 4.2 1980 6.5 1981 6.7 1982 6 1983 2.8 1984 3.3 1985 2.3 1986 0.2 1987 -0.5 1988 0.7 1989 1.1 1990 2.5 1991 3.9 1992 3.7 1993 2.1 1994 2.7 1995 2 1996 2.1 1997 2.2 1998 2 1999 2.2 2000 2.6 2001 4.5 2002 3.4 2003 2.1 2004 1.2 2005 1.7 2006 1.1 2007 1.6 2008 2.5 2009 1.2 2010 1.3 2011 2.3 2012 2.5 2013 2.5 2014 1 2015 0.6 2016 0.3 2017 1.4 2018 1.7 2019 2.6 2020 1.3 2021 2.7 2022 10 2023 3.8 Food...

Regional Conflict in the Middle East and the Limitations of the War Powers Resolution

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Following Hamas’ attack on October 7th, the U.S. government acted swiftly to dissuade...

‘No end in sight’ to Ukraine war, UN political chief warns

Rosemary DiCarlo underscored the UN’s steadfast commitment to support all meaningful efforts towards a just, sustainable, and comprehensive peace. The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine...

Manufacturing output 10 percent down in November | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Download CSVShow datatableAverage daily output manufacturing (volume) Average daily output...

Household consumption slightly up in November | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). These are volume figures, i.e. figures adjusted for price...

gauge of Dutch society for 125 years | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Foundation of CBS What is the effect of poor housing...

Comparing imports based on microdata with FIGARO, 2020 | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). High quality international trade data is necessary for analysis...

inflation 1.2% in December, excluding energy at 3.4% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The CPI also presents the price development compared to...

Haiti’s Gangs: Can a Foreign Mission Break Their Stranglehold?

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Population growth slower in 2023 | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The population increase last year was entirely due to...

Beyond the Election: Overcoming Bangladesh’s Political Deadlock

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