Press releases

In December 2021 world merchandise trade increased 1.1% compared with November. This is shown by the CPB World Trade Monitor. Yearly growth for 2021 is 10.3%, which makes the level of merchandise trade considerably... →

The Dutch gross domestic product (GDP) is structurally 3.1% higher due to the trade benefits of the European Union. This makes the Netherlands one of the countries that will benefit most from the increased trade by the... →

The world trade volume decreased 0.9% in July 2021, compared to June, when trade growth was 0.7%. With this decrease, world trade momentum has become negative with -0.4% for the first time since the trade bounced back... →

Assuming no large-scale new physical contact restrictions are needed, the economy is expected to grow by almost 4% in 2021, followed by 3.5% growth in 2022. Unemployment will increase, slightly, to 3.5% in 2022.... →

World merchandise trade appears to stabilize, with a modest growth in June of 0.5%, compared to May, following a decline of 0.7% previous month. This seems to indicate the end of the vigorous recovery in global goods... →

In 2021, the economy will grow by almost 4%, followed by over 3% growth in 2022, assuming no new, large-scale social distancing measures will be needed. Following the termination of financial support measures,... →

The economy is rapidly recovering, under decreasing numbers of new infections and increasing vaccination coverage. The economy is projected to grow by over 3% in both 2021 and 2022.... →

In the baseline projections, which assume that vaccination rates in the Netherlands and other European countries will quickly increase and lockdown restrictions can be phased out, the economy is expected to grow by over... →

World merchandise trade continued to grow in January 2021, with 2.6% compared to December 2020, leading to the highest level of world trade since October 2018. The growth can be explained for a large part by growth of... →

CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis has just published the results from its analysis of the election manifestos of 10 Dutch political parties: ‘Charted Choices 2022–2025’ (Keuzes in Kaart... →