Talk:Economy of the Netherlands
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[edit] 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 The previous article was indeed outdated.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:
- 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)
[edit] 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)
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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
