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June forecast 2020
Unprecedented 6% decrease in GDP in 2020, followed by an increase of 3% next year. Unemployment would double, but, although public finances would be severely impacted, they would not enter the danger zone. Great uncertainty.
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Corona crisis scenarios
Recession unavoidable, increase in government debt bearable.
Forecast 17 March 2020 (CEP 2020 complete)
March 26, CPB publishes new corona-scenarios (in Dutch).
Forecast December 2019
Economic growth is slowing down in the Netherlands due to the decline in global growth and, to a lesser extent, the issues around nitrogen and PFASs.
Middellangetermijnverkenning 2022-2025
De bbp-groei valt terug naar 1,1% per jaar in 2022-2025 door de geringere groei van het arbeidsaanbod. De vergrijzing leidt ertoe dat de bevolking in de leeftijdscategorie 15-74 jaar voor het eerst afneemt....
Forecast September 2019 (MEV 2020)
The global economy is slowing down due to increased uncertainty as a result of trade tensions.
Table Main Economic Indicators 2017-2020
Table Main Economic Indicators 2017-2020 of the upcoming Macro Economic Outlook 2020 (up to and including 2020), to be published on 17 September 2019.
Forecast June 2019
The Dutch economic growth rate is slowing down due to the ill wind blowing from abroad. Export growth is declining. The waning growth in production has had remarkably little impact on the labour market, which remains...
Preliminary Forecast March 2019 (cCEP 2019)
The high growth rate of the Dutch economy is over.
Forecast December 2018
Economy is running well, peak is over; International risks remain large.
Forecast September 2018 (MEV 2019)
The Dutch economy continues to flourish, with growth figures of 2.8% this year and 2.6% in 2019.