Dutch Labour Is Looser, Not Easy What is the situation CBS reported 397 thousand unemployed people in April 2026, 3.9 percent of the labour force aged 15 to 75. That is below March, but still above April 2025. UWV counted 203.1 thous... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE May 22, 2026
Dutch Demand Is Hesitating Again What is the situation Statistics Netherlands, CBS, reports consumer confidence at -46 in May 2026, down from -44 in April and far below the twenty-year average of -11. The economic-climate indicator s... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE May 21, 2026
Dutch inflation reopens pricing control What is the situation CBS confirmed Dutch CPI inflation at 2.8 percent year on year in April 2026, equal to the flash estimate. The regular publication was delayed by a data-centre fire in Almere and ... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE May 20, 2026
Energy Shock Tests Dutch Small Firms What is the situation Dutch CPI inflation was 2.8 percent in April 2026, while energy including motor fuels rose 7.8 percent year on year. CBS also reported only 0.1 percent GDP growth in Q1, flat hou... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE May 18, 2026
Low Trust Raises Business Friction Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation? CBS reported trust in Dutch politicians at 21% and in the Tweede Kamer at 25% in the fourth quarter of 2022. While this is not a current 2026 measurement, it remains a significa... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE May 13, 2026
Dutch Confidence Falls Into a Margin Trap Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation ? Dutch business confidence fell from -1.8 in January to -14.8 in Q2 2026, the sharpest quarterly fall since early 2022. CBS, the Dutch statistics office, now reports negative tr... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE May 12, 2026
Industrial Growth Meets Weak Confidence Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation ? Dutch industrial production rose 1.7% year over year and 2.8% month over month in March 2026, but producer confidence remained negative at -0.7 in April. The signal is not a si... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE May 11, 2026
Dutch Wealth Polarisation Reaches the Workplace Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation ? CBS data tracking 2.8 million Dutch children from 2007 to 2021 shows widening socioeconomic polarisation. The highest wealth quintile grew from 12.9% to 16.8% of families, whil... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE May 8, 2026
Dutch Consumption Bounce Masks Demand Fragility Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation ? Dutch household consumption rose 0.9% in March 2026 after two months of contraction: -0.3% in January and -0.5% in February. The figure is corrected for prices and shopping day... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE May 7, 2026
Demand Weakness Reaches Small Businesses Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation ? CBS April 2026 data show consumer confidence at -44, down from -30 in March, the second-largest monthly fall since records began in 1986. GDP growth was only 0.1% in Q1 2026, w... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE May 6, 2026
Dutch Growth Has Almost Stopped Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation ? Dutch GDP grew only 0.1% in Q1 2026, down from 0.4% in Q4 2025. Exports fell 0.6%, consumer spending was flat at 0.0%, and manufacturing dropped 1.8%. These sector shifts frame... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE May 5, 2026
Oil Shock Reopens Industrial Cost Pressure Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation ? Dutch industrial output prices rose 1.4% year on year in March 2026 after four months of decline. The monthly jump was sharper: 3.4%, the largest increase since early 2022. Oil... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE May 4, 2026
