Dutch Q2 GDP Growth Revised Up to 0.6%

2026-09-23 04:51 By Judith Sib-at 1 min. read

The Dutch economy expanded by 0.6% in the three months to June 2026, revised up from an initial estimate of 0.4% and following 0.3% growth in the previous period.

This marked the strongest growth since the third quarter of 2024 and was driven entirely by domestic demand.

Household consumption increased by 0.8%, after a 0.5% gain in the first quarter.

In contrast, government spending slowed (0.5% vs 0.7%), as did gross investments in fixed assets (0.3% vs 0.7%), reflecting a smaller increase in business and household investment (1% vs 1.2%) and declining government investment (-3.3% vs -0.9%).

Meanwhile, both exports and imports grew by 1.4%.

On the production side, the highest growth was recorded in trade, transport and hospitality (2.1% vs 0.2%), industry (1.5% vs -2%), commercial services (1.2% vs 0.6%), and business services (1% vs 0.1%).

Yearly, GDP rose by 1.6% in the second quarter, revised up from a preliminary estimate of 1.3% and following a 1.4% increase in the prior quarter.



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