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A crowded train full of shoppers and household goods leaves one platform, while an empty service train with exercise bikes, theatre seats and salon chairs waits on the other platform with staff ready but no customers. A crowded train full of shoppers and household goods leaves one platform, while an empty service train with exercise bikes, theatre seats and salon chairs waits on the other platform with staff ready but no customers.
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Dutch Consumers Bought Goods While Service Firms Still Count Hours

May's CBS figures show real demand, but not the same demand for every counter.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
July 9, 2026
A boardroom has been turned into a medical triage room. A large machine is treated on a stretcher by finance staff, while a small maintenance toolbox waits calmly in a chair. A boardroom has been turned into a medical triage room. A large machine is treated on a stretcher by finance staff, while a small maintenance toolbox waits calmly in a chair.
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Dutch Industry Rethinks Investment While Suppliers Watch Cash

The next machine still matters. The harder question is who carries the bill,.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
June 19, 2026
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No Recession Still Leaves Dutch Firms With Decisions to Defend

The official picture is thin growth, but real pressure sits in prices, cash, contracts,.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
June 4, 2026
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The Dutch Economy Still Moves, but Margins Have Less Patience

CBS points to weak confidence, export drag and cost pressure, not.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
May 29, 2026
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