Commercial-sector labour productivity rose 2.5% in the Netherlands in 2025
CBS reports higher value added per hour worked across the Dutch commercial sector
Event / data period: 2025
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Labour productivity in the Dutch commercial sector increased 2.5% in 2025 from a year earlier, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) said, citing newly released provisional figures. The measure had fallen 0.4% in 2024. CBS said gains were particularly visible in manufacturing and retail.
Gross value added in the commercial sector rose 1.7%, while total hours worked fell 0.8%. Productivity is value added per hour worked; the annual figure does not by itself measure household income or productivity at every individual firm.
Data
Dutch commercial-sector labour productivity, annual change
Provisional CBS estimate of value added per hour worked
- Commercial-sector labour productivity, annual change
- 2.5 percent
- 2025 · Estimate
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Annual change in value added per hour worked in the commercial sector; 2025 is provisional.
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