Press releases

If the United Kingdom (UK) withdraws from the European Union it will affect the Netherlands more severely than other EU countries because of the strong trade relations between the Netherlands and the UK. A reduction in trade could amount to a GDP loss for the Netherlands of 1.2%, or 10 billion euros, by 2030. →

Economic growth is continuing, for an important part as a result of domestic spending. The economy is projected to grow by 1.8% this year and by 2.1% in 2017. →

Reinstatement of border controls in Schengen countries will have a negative impact on the economy, as it will restrict trade flows via the higher costs related to trade and longer waiting times at the borders. →

The Dutch economy is recovering slowly but surely from the Great Recession and the euro crisis, with 1.8% growth this year and 2.0% next year. →

Economic growth is projected to increase to 2.1%. →

Today, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis publishes its Macro Economic Outlook 2016. →

CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis has published its interim projections today. →

The number of long-term unemployed will decrease, automatically, as the economy recovers. →

The recovery of the Dutch economy is continuing; GDP is projected to grow by 2.0% this year and by 2.1% in 2016. →

Companies, generally, are not very responsive to tax incentives that reduce the costs of research and development (R&D). →