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Mobility
In 2019, 688,114 new motor vehicles and 910,834 second-hand vehicles were registered in Belgium. The number of new motor vehicles put into circulation has increased by 0.7 %, while the...
Economic indicators
In December 2019, the seasonally adjusted production index in the construction sector reflected a decrease of 1.3% compared to November 2019. The calendar adjusted production index reflected a decrease of...
Agriculture & fishery
Revision 14th July 2020 The second forecasts of the economic accounts for agriculture confirm an improvement in 2019. The sector’s gross value added would therefore once again pass the 2...
Households
The share of households[1] having Internet access in 2019 has further increased to 90 %. Five years ago, it was still 83 %; and only 67 % ten years ago...
Population
On 1st January 2019, there were in Belgium 4,948,398 private households, of which 1,718,738 persons living alone and 489,175 single parents (35 % and 10 % respectively), i.e. a total...
Agriculture & fishery
December marks the end of an agricultural year 2019 during which the overall producer price index remained rather stable compared to the previous year (116.45 compared to 117.38 in 2018)...
Population
In November 2019, 2,918 persons obtained the Belgian nationality. The main countries of origin of naturalised Belgians in November are Morocco, Romania, Poland, The Democratic Republic of Congo and Italy...
Agriculture & fishery
In October 2019, the quantity of fish landed by Belgian vessels and sold in Belgian ports has increased to 1,244 tonnes. Landings of codfish and shrimps were remarkably high, with...
Enterprises
Value of industrial production in euros according to the main activity of the unit 2019 (January - November). Deliveries in value and in quantity according to the NACE, the CPA...
Enterprises
At the end of November 2019, 1,011,977 VAT-registered enterprises were active in our country, i.e. 3.5 % more than the year before. In November 2019, the number of new enterprises...