Talk:Economy of the Netherlands

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Update
this article most definately needs an update. Unfortunately I don't know enough about the subject.
 * It certainly does. Some of the info is still from 2000? Unfortunatly, I also don't know enough about the subject.. (and am too lazy to go and learn about it)

Dear people i just filled in the new unemployment figurs. Eurostat figures 3,3% and 4,4% for CBS figurers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.87.173.100 (talk) 19:17, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

I have again updated the statistics. Unemployment fell to 4.0% (CBS) and economic growth hit 4.1% on a yearly basis (CBS Q3 2006 - Q3 2007)


 * I totally agree. I am currently working on a total rewrite and update of the article. This will probably take me a few days (depending on how busy I am with my 'real' job. Anyway, I would advise against making any small changes until I am done.--Dengo 08:41, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I have finished rewriting the entire article with as much up to date info I could find. Since the article is now only loosely based on the original article, I very much invite anyone to correct any mistakes or omissions, or add even more up to date info. --Dengo 00:11, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Dengo, i think you did a good job. The previous article was indeed outdated. However the latest Eurostat figures (August 1) show that the Netherlands has the lowest unemployment level of the EU-25. Namely 3.8% in June 2006. These figures would coincide nicely with the inflation figures that are also from June 2006. could try to change this but i am a bit unfamiliar with the Wiki concept. See the Eurostat website for the press-release. The link is:

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=STAT/06/103&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
 * Thanks. There is always a problem with counting unemployment. 5.5% is the way CBS counts them. I am going to add both figures with proper sources. --Dengo 13:28, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

GDP Growth
According to International Monetary Fund Database Dutch economic growth for 2005 was 0.7, positive. I won't be changing the current figure of -0.3 but I thought it was worth mentioning to readers. --JDnCoke 18:40, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

The most recently revised numbers say growth was 0,1% in 2002, 0,3% in 2003, 2,0% in 2004 and in 1,5% 2005. It seems there wasn't even a real recession. CBS

GDP

The Netherlands is 18th/20th with GDP volume not 23rd —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.144.100.44 (talk) 12:33, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Typo
hey, just found a typo, the World Trade Organisation, fixed it —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmccoy96 (talk • contribs) 11:20, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

I think this page could be expanded a lot
It seems to me that the Dutch economy is amazingly healthy compared to the other EU countries. I was very impressed about the unemployment rate, especially taking into consideration the Netherlands has had as many immigrants as other EU members like Germany and France. While both the countries having unemployment rate around 10%, but the figure for Netherlands is only 4.3%, even with the EU sovereign debt crisis and US economy downturn.

Dutch has maintained one of the most generous welfare system in the world and I am really keen to know its secrets of keeping the unemployment rate below 5%. And I guess it might have something to do with the education and training offered by the government and companies. But that is purely a guess so I would hope someone with professional background could upload some briefs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prinscky (talk • contribs) 12:48, 28 February 2012 (UTC)


 * The article as is now is very outdated. I've started to update it a bit, but it still needs a lot of work. Even though the Dutch unemployment rate is still low compared to the rest of the EU and the US, it is rising, and is now approaching 6%. Also, the economy is currently in a recession. The cause of that is complex: it's an interplay of the current global crises and a demographic shift (as most babyboomers are now starting to retire, the workforce is declining rapidly). I wish i could tell you otherwise, but the situation for Holland doesn't look good for the next few years. Tenth Plague (talk) 20:46, 14 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Good that you're updating it, I'll try to help here and there. To Prinscky: I think there's little relation between social welfare and unemployment, despite what many people seem to think. The Netherlands has generous unemployment benefits, a reasonably high minimum wage and very strict labor/wages agreements between employers and unions, but still has about the lowest unemployment of the EU (after Austria). This is just because the Dutch economy is very healthy and stable, with a hard working population, a mentality of saving money and spending it wisely/conservatively, and a government that's very keen on keeping the budget in tight. Also there are large gas reserves (10 billion euros per year revenue). It's just a sum of hundreds of factors that make the Dutch economy so successful.

Aren't the Largest Companies usually included in national economic articles?
Aren't the largest companies usually included in national economic articles? Obviously, there wouldn't be full coverage, but to not mention any corporations and their activities in contributing to the economy along with the primary sectors of the economy is quite negligent... Stevenmitchell (talk) 01:14, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

well here are a few of the bigger companies, anyone who could add them with proper info, you're welcome.

-ASML: high-tech company making computerchips -Shell: a giant oil company. -Akzo Nobel: Chemicals -Ahold: no idea :$ -Heineken: Beer -Unilever: Consumer Goods, Mainly food and many more see this dutch link of wikipedia http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_Nederlandse_ondernemingen  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sjordn (talk • contribs) 20:45, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

External link
Hello everyone, I am working for the International Trade Centre (ITC), a UN/WTO agency that aims to promote sustainable economic development through trade promotion. I would like to propose the addition of an external link (http://www.macmap.org/QuickSearch/FindTariff/FindTariff.aspx?subsite=open_access&country=SCC528|Netherlands&source=1|ITC) that leads directly to our online database of customs tariffs applied by the Netherlands. Visitors can easily look up market access information for the Netherlands by selecting the product and partner of their interest. I would like you to consider this link under the WP:ELYES #3 prescriptions. Moreover, the reliability and the pertinence of this link can be supported by the following facts 1) ITC is part of the United Nations, and aims to share trade and market access data on by country and product as a global public good 2) No registration is required to access this information 3) Market access data (Tariffs and non-tariff measures) are regularly updated

Thank you, Divoc (talk) 14:51, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

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