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Economic indicators
In April 2022, the seasonally adjusted production index in the construction sector reflected a decrease of 0.9% compared to March 2022. The calendar adjusted production index reflected an increase of...
Consumer prices
Belgium's inflation rate based on the European harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) was running at 9.9% in May compared to 9.3% in March and April. Core inflation (inflation without...
Enterprises
During the week from 6 to 12 June included (week 23), the business courts pronounced 92 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 243 job losses. So the figures for week...
Mobility
The transport of goods via Belgian sea ports recovered in 2021. The total amount of unloaded goods rose by more than ten million tonnes compared to 2020 and again reached...
Enterprises
29,220,847 overnight stays have been booked in Belgium in 2021. That is a 45% increase compared to 2020, but still a 31% decrease compared to 2019. This is what emerged...
Population
Statbel[1] has updated the statistics on maternal mortality for the period 2015-2019. With 7 direct maternal deaths, 2 indirect maternal deaths, 3 undetermined maternal deaths and 6 late maternal deaths...
Population
Statbel has updated its provisional mortality figures until 29 May 2022. We have been able to refine our publication on mortality per day in Belgium and we publish now data...
Work & training
Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today the number of job vacancies in Belgian enterprises in the 1st quarter 2022. The job vacancy rate – the number of job vacancies...
Economic indicators
In April 2022, the seasonally adjusted production index reflected a decrease of 0.6% compared to March 2022. The calendar adjusted production index reflected a decrease of 0.2% compared to April...
Population
In March 2022, 4,521 persons obtained the Belgian nationality. The main countries of origin of people who acquired Belgian nationality in March are Morocco, Syria, Romania, Iraq and Afghanistan. These...