Statistics Netherlands is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands. In Dutch it is known as the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek and often abbreviated to CBS. It is a department of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. It was founded in 1899. Since 3 January 2004 it has been a self-standing organisation, or quango. It is located in Voorburg and Heerlen. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs is a Dutch ministry with as head the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The acronyms Qango and Quango, variously spelt out as QUAsi Non Governmental Organisation, Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation, and Quasi-Autonomous National Government Organisation have been used, notably in the United Kingdom, but also in Australia, Ireland and other countries, to describe a range of organisations to which governments have... Voorburg is a town in the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg in the province of South Holland of the Netherlands. ... Heerlen is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands and the second biggest city in the province of Limburg. ...

The CBS collects statistical information about, amongst others:

• economic growth
• consumer pricing
• income of persons and households
• count of the population
• unemployment

The CBS carries out a program that needs to be ratified by the Central Commission for Statistics. This independent commission must guard the impartiality, independence, quality, relevance, and continuity of the CBS, according to the Law on the CBS of 1996 (Wet op het Centraal bureau en de Centrale commissie voor de statistiek).

External link

• Official website