Brief economic news from October 19, 2021
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – October 19, 2021
- The number of positive tests has increased by 44.4 percent in the past week, RIVM reports. Despite the high vaccination rate in the Netherlands, the number of new hospital admissions is also increasing.
- Medium-sized industries also suffer from high energy prices and must therefore receive compensation from the government. The Royal Metal Union, among others, advocates this. VNO-NCW also believes that additional support is needed, writes the FD.
- The difference in equity between homeowners and tenants has grown considerably in recent years, says CBS. The average wealth of a homeowner is now fourteen times greater than that of people with a rental home.
- The port of Rotterdam has processed considerably more coal as a result of high gas prices. That appears from figures from port manager Port of Rotterdam. In the first nine months of 2021, the port of Rotterdam processed more than 17 million tons of coal, one and a half times more than in 2020.
- Energy scarcity, a real estate crisis and China's strict corona policy ensure relatively low economic growth of 4.9 percent. That reports the FD.
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