Dutch economy outperforms that of the eurozone

The Dutch economy is gathering steam. With growth figures of 3.2% (this year) and 2.7% (in 2019), the Dutch economy will outperform the eurozone by on average 0.6 percentage point, per year. Unemployment is rapidly decreasing to its lowest level since 2001. The economic boom, however, will hardly affect the budgeting balance â mostly as a result of higher government spending. Because of the uncertainties, the projections could not take into account any future decision-making on extractions from the Groningerveld natural gas field. This is concluded by CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis in its Central Economic Plan 2018 (CEP).