Press releases

December 24, 2020

World trade recovery continues in October

In October 2020, world trade grew again by 0.7% compared to September 2020. Due to continued growth in world trade since June, trade growth is still about 0.7% below the level at the end of 2019....

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November 26, 2020

Economy will recover in 2021, provided coronavirus is under control

Under the baseline projections, which assume the coronavirus will be under control in both the Netherlands and other European countries in the first half of next year, the Dutch economy will grow in 2021 by nearly 3%,...

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November 25, 2020

World trade recovery slowed down in September

In September 2020, world trade grew by 2.1%, compared to August 2020. This is again less than the growth in August and July, when world trade increased by 2.4% and 5.0% respectively....

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October 23, 2020

Rebound in world trade continues

In August 2020 world trade grew again by 2.5% compared to July 2020. This is less than the growth in July, which was 5.0% compared to June. In total, world trade is now 3 to 4% below the pre-corona level....

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October 15, 2020

Opportunities for improving the labour market position of people with a migration background

De verschillen in arbeidsparticipatie tussen personen met en zonder migratieachtergrond zijn groot en hardnekkig.

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September 25, 2020

Rebound in world trade continues

The rebound in world trade continues. The CPB World Trade Monitor shows that the volume of world trade increased 4.8% in July. This is somewhat less than in June, when world trade grew with 7,9% compared with May....

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September 15, 2020

Extension of support package reduces increase in unemployment, but also leads to greater budget deficit

In the baseline projections, which assume no large-scale new physical contact restrictions will be needed, the economy shrinks by 5% in 2020, followed by over 3% growth in 2021. Unemployment will rise to 6% in 2021....

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August 25, 2020

A rebound in world trade

World trade rebounds in June with a strong catch-up growth of 7.6% compared to May. There was growth in almost all countries, except in Japan, where imports fell even further (-2.6%)....

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August 17, 2020

Renewed growth in Dutch economy from third quarter onwards, but downturn will reverberate

In the baseline projections, which assume no large-scale new physical contact restrictions are needed, the economy will shrink by 5% in 2020, followed by 3% growth in 2021. Unemployment will rise up to 7% in 2021....

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July 24, 2020

A further decline in world trade in May, but also signs of recovery in the eurozone

World trade fell 1.1% in May. This means that the total decline in 2020 up till May is 17%. This follows from the new release of the World Trade Monitor of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB)....

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