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In 2014, Dutch companies and research institutes spent over 13 billion euros on research and development (R&D), up 3 percent from 2013. The number of companies innovating has increased in recent...

This research document is in Dutch only.

Custom-made tables on the use of the following policy instruments by ‘top’ industry sectors: R&D tax credit (WBSO, 2011-2014), Research and Development Allowance (RDA, 2012-2014), Government...

A report about characteristics of employees working at companies affiliated with the technology industry association FHI. Commissioned by: FHI.

Dissertation on the motivation to respond accurately, completely, and timely to business surveys; and ways to enhance this motivation with survey design and communication.

Custom-made tables with innovation by region. To compile these tables, Statistics Netherlands’ Centre for Policy Related Statistics has regionalised the Community Innovation Survey (CIS Survey)....

ICT has had a positive effect on the Dutch economy between 2000 and December 2010. Firms became more productive in sectors where ICT is used intensively.

Incoming tourism accounted for a direct contribution to Bonaire’s gross domestic product (GDP) of approximately 16.4 percent in 2012.

Enterprises and institutions together spent 12.7 billion euros on R&D by in-house personnel in 2013, which constitutes a 2 percent on 2012. Apart from this, R&D activities are also frequently...

The number of registered businesses in the Netherlands increased by just over 65 thousand in 2014. In the first quarter of 2015 it rose by nearly 12 thousand. This means there are now a record number...

According to figures released today by Statistics Netherlands, the Dutch car trade and repairs branch, the largest branch in the automotive sector, realised a net turnover of 29 billion euros in...

The research report and the accompanying custom-made tables show to what extent Dutch small and medium-sized enterprises invest in R&D, but are not active on foreign markets in terms of imports,...

The sickness absence rate among employees in the Netherlands has fallen to 3.8 percent in 2014, the lowest rate since 1996.

The real disposable household income rose by 0.4 percent in 2014. After correction for inflation, household incomes improved for the first time since 2011. Today, the average household income is...

Custom-made tables on migrant labour in the labour market in Limburg. The tables cover migrants from the European Union living or working in the Netherlands. Commissioned by: Limburg Economic...

In June 2014, 28 percent of companies in the Netherlands used IT services via the internet (cloud services). These are paid services such as software, computing, and storage capacity via the...

Custom-made tables on key indicators by company size for 2011 and 2012, in accordance with National Accounts totals. Commissioned by: Ministry of Economic Affairs (EZ)

The European Union has formulated the so called Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure. By means of a scoreboard, the European Commission judges whether there are (potential) imbalances within the member...

As a result of the economic situation in the Netherlands nearly 18 thousand fewer apprenticeship places were available in 2013 than in 2012 for students in the apprenticeship-based track (bbl) of...

Number of firms in the retail sector in Limburg and the eastern part of Noord-Brabant by COROP and size class. Commissioned by Koenen en Co.