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Dutch economy

With the economic prosperity and openness, the Netherlands depends on foreign trade. Also enjoy the economy and stable labor relations, low unemployment and inflation, the country as an important European transportation hub. Industrial activities dominate the food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining and electrical machinery.

With a highly mechanized agricultural sector employs less than 2% of the workforce. Even so, it provides the food processing industry, but also a large number of exports.

As of January 1, along with its EU partners to change the currency against the euro, and the country's 11 the Netherlands, is one of the top European countries to attract foreign investment.

The Netherlands is the world's 16th largest economy with annual economic growth (GDP), 1998 年 to 2000, nearly 4 percent higher, and higher than the European average in 2007, annual growth accelerated to 4.2 percent.

Dutch inflation rate estimated at 1.3%, while the unemployment rate in the Netherlands was estimated at the lowest of all EU member states was only 2.9%. In severe financial policies may GDP in 2005 to about 0.3% of the deficit below the 2.1 percent registered the previous year. Service sector in the Netherlands an important part of the national economy, and more than 75% of GDP, by the industrial sector after.

Gross national income of $ 2004 has reached $ 523.1 per capita after 32,130.0 billions of dollars.

Dutch economy by the OECD countries are presented to the Panel by the World Bank on the basis of income and the 2006 classification of high-income areas. The county has a 41,530.0 square kilometers, the total surface area, and 3600 square kilometers of forest area in 2000.

The country's main agricultural products are fruits, vegetables, grains, sugar and animal husbandry, and in the domestic industry is an important chemical, construction, petroleum, chemical, fisheries and construction. The export of food, fuel, manufacturing, machinery and equipment, France, Germany, Italy, Britain and Spain, its imports, such as chemicals, fuel, clothing, from the United States, China, Germany and Belgium.

As for trade, the Netherlands has experienced in the past few years the trade balance and the balance of international payments surplus. The Netherlands is for the reconstruction and development as well as IDA and IFC important member of the international banks as part of the founding members.

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