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Posted on July 30, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleThe Netherlands' economic growth slowed to 0.1% in Q2 2025 due to a 0.4% drop in consumer spending. Despite a 0.9% rise in exports, imports grew faster.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Economic growth in the Netherlands slowed to 0.1% in the second quarter, as consumer spending dropped, the Dutch national statistics agency said on Wednesday.
Consumer spending fell 0.4% in the April-June period, as less money was spent on clothing and in restaurants and bars. Exports increased by 0.9%, but were outpaced by the growth of imports.
The euro zone's fifth largest economy had expanded by 0.3% in the first three months of 2025 from the previous quarter.
It is expected to grow 1.7% over the whole of 2025, up from 1.1% last year but slower than previously expected, government policy adviser CPB said earlier this month.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
The economic growth in the Netherlands slowed to 0.1% in the second quarter.
Consumer spending fell by 0.4% in the April-June period, primarily due to reduced spending on clothing and dining out.
The Netherlands is expected to grow by 1.7% over the whole of 2025, which is an increase from 1.1% last year but slower than previously anticipated.
Exports increased by 0.9% in Q2, but this growth was outpaced by the increase in imports.
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