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Environment
In 2017, the total environmental protection expenditure by the mining and quarrying industry and the manufacturing industry have increased by 9,1% compared to 2016. Current expenditure (labour cost, rent payments...
Population
With 38,921 new declarations in 2018, legal cohabitations are rather stable (-0.3 % compared to 2017). However, terminations of legal cohabitations are on the rise (+4.4 %). There is a...
Population
Divorces remain stable: 23,135 in 2018, i.e. +0.3 % compared to 2017. The marriage duration at divorce does not change much: 15 years of living together. If we relate the...
Population
Widowhoods remain stable (+0.2 % compared to the values of 2017). The marriage duration at widowhood does not change much: 48.4 years of living together. There are still more widows...
Population
45,059 marriages have been contracted in 2018, i.e. a slight increase of 1.7 % compared to the previous year. Flanders is the driving force behind the slight increase in marriages...
Agriculture & fishery
In August, the quantity of fish landed by Belgian vessels and sold in Belgian ports has increased to 1,181 tonnes. Compared to the same period last year, landings of sole...
Population
45,059 marriages have been contracted in 2018, i.e. a slight increase of 1.7 % compared to the previous year. With 38,921 new declarations, legal cohabitations are rather stable (-0.3 %...
Enterprises
Value of industrial production in euros according to the main activity of the unit 2019 (January - August). Deliveries in value and in quantity according to the NACE, the CPA...
Enterprises
At the end of August 2019, there were precisely 1,000,000 VAT-registered enterprises active in our country, i.e. 3.7 % more than the year before. In August 2019, the number of...
Mobility
In 2018, 285 million tonnes of goods were transported by road by vehicles registered in Belgium (lorries and road tractors with a load capacity of at least one tonne). This...