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Economic indicators
first quarter 2017[1] The index by working day of the number of hours worked in industry stood at 102,12(2010 = 100) in the first quarter of 2017. This represents a...
Consumer prices
Consumer price index for June 2017 Inflation went down from 1.86% to 1.60% in June. The consumer price index has decreased by 0.16 point or 0.15% this month. Inflation based...
Enterprises
36,855,214 overnight stays have been booked in 2016 in Belgium. This represents a 4 % decrease compared to 2015. Especially the period from April (-15 %) to August (-5 %)...
Enterprises
May 2017: 965 bankruptcies The bankruptcies resulted in a loss of 1,833 jobs: 929 full-time employees, 535 part-time employees and 369 salaried employers lost their jobs. The number of bankruptcies...
Consumer prices
Belgium's inflation rate based on the European harmonised index of consumer prices was running at 1.9% in May compared to 2.7% in April. Core inflation (inflation without energy and unprocessed...
Mobility
Every year, around 25,000 sea ships arrive in our country, with a little more departing. The total weight of cargoes is approximately 115 millions of tons. In terms of unloading...
Population
In 2016, 160,484 persons have immigrated to Belgium, while 118,245 persons have emigrated. International migration (= the difference between international immigrations and emigrations) amounted to 42,239 persons and contributed for...
Mobility
Focus on road accidents in 2016: causes, age and type of road users, place and time of day of the accident Statistics Belgium has published the detailed figures on road...
Consumer prices
Consumer price index of May 2017 Inflation went down from 2.28% to 1.86% in May. The consumer price index has decreased by 0.09 point or 0.09% this month. Inflation based...
Enterprises
April 2017: 736 bankruptcies The bankruptcies resulted in a loss of 1,344 jobs: 731 full-time employees, 326 part-time employees and 287 salaried employers lost their jobs. The number of bankruptcies...