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Population
Statbel has updated its provisional mortality figures until 3 March 2024. We have been able to refine our publication on mortality per day in Belgium and we publish now data...
Enterprises
In February 2024, 994 bankruptcies were registered by the business courts. This is a 5.5% increase compared to January 2024 (942). Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, also publishes a detailed...
Economic indicators
In January 2024, the seasonally adjusted production index in the construction sector reflected a decrease of 3.4% compared to December 2023. The calendar adjusted production index reflected a decrease of...
Economic indicators
The construction price index has increased by 0.9% in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the previous quarter. Annual inflation amounts to 3.5%. The average inflation rises to 6.5%...
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According to the provisional results for the monthly indicators based on the Labour Force Survey of Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, the employment rate of people aged 20-64 amounted to...
Consumer prices
Belgium's inflation rate based on the European harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) stood at 3.6% in February compared to 1.5% in January and 0.5% in December. Core inflation (inflation...
Economic indicators
The gross index of the number of employees in industry without construction amounted to 103.6 in the fourth quarter of 2023. This represents a decrease of 0.3% compared to the...
Work & training
72.1% of people aged 20-64 have a job, compared to 71.9% in 2022. This is what emerged from the annual results of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) published by Statbel...
Enterprises
During the week from 4 to 10 March included (week 10), the business courts pronounced 196 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 391 job losses. The figures for week 10...
Work & training
Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today the number of job vacancies in Belgian enterprises in the 4th quarter of 2023. The job vacancy rate – the number of job...