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Dutch Economy Falls Into Recession With GDP Down 0.3% in Q2 2023 - Statistics Office

THE HAGUE (Sputnik) - The Dutch economy has fallen into a slight recession after the country's quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 0.4% in January-March 2023 and by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year, the government's statistics office said on Wednesday.
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"According to the first estimates by the Dutch central statistical office, the gross domestic product fell by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the previous quarter. In the first quarter, the GDP decreased by 0.4%," the agency noted.
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The main causes of the recession are falling volumes of exports and a reduction in household consumption, the office stated, adding that exports of goods and services had contracted by 0.7% in April-June quarter-on-quarter, with consumption decreasing by 1.6%.
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