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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...

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...

Statbel publishes today the provisional monthly results of the statistics on births. The first provisional figures show that in April 2022, 9,193 babies were born in Belgium: 5,207 in Flanders...

Between March and April 2022, the horticultural index rose by 16.8%, mainly due to increases in producer prices for chicory, leeks, lettuce and pears. The egg index also rose during...

In 2021, landings of fish by Belgian vessels decreased by 5.5% compared to 2020. In total, 11.901 tonnes of fish were sold in Belgian ports. Landings accounted for a turnover...

During the week from 30 May to 5 June included (week 22), the business courts pronounced 221 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 426 job losses. The figures for week...

The construction price index has increased by 5.2% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the previous quarter. Annual inflation amounts to 12.9%.

Statbel has updated its provisional mortality figures until 22 May 2022. We have been able to refine our publication on mortality per day in Belgium and we publish now data...

The volume of sales in retail trade, excluding fuels, has decreased by 1.5% in April 2022 compared to the same month last year. In the same period, the sharpest increases...

In the first quarter of 2022, the total hourly labour cost increases by 4.4% on an annual basis. The sharpest increase of the hourly labour cost is registered in Electricity...