Netherlands: Recent Economic Developments

June 8, 1995

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Summary

This paper describes economic developments in the Kingdom of the Netherlands during the 1990s. Following a slowdown in 1991–92, the Dutch economy experienced a mild recession in 1993 with GDP growth falling to about ½ percent. Output was sustained by external demand, which contributed nearly 1 percentage point to GDP growth, while domestic demand fell by ½ percent. Business investment decreased by 3 percent as a result of reduced profits and a low rate of capacity utilization, while the contribution to GDP of lower stockbuilding was –½ percentage point.

Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Currencies, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Government debt management, Labor, Public financial management (PFM), Securities, Wages

Keywords: Banking system, Budget planning and preparation, CR, Current account, Deutsche mark, Europe, Government debt management, ISCR, Market share, Monetary policy, Money market, Net capital, Percent of GDP, Securities, U.S. dollar, Wages

Publication Details

Pages:

78
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 1995/048
Stock No:

1NLDEA0011995
ISBN:

9781451829297
ISSN:

1934-7685

Notes

This report on recent economic developments in the Kingdom of the Netherlands was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country. In releasing this document for public use, confidential material may have been removed at the request of the member.

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