π§± In August 2025, the seasonally adjusted production index in the construction sector reflected an decrease of 1.6% compared to July 2025. #Statbel
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π§± In August 2025, the seasonally adjusted production index in the construction sector reflected an decrease of 1.6% compared to July 2025. #Statbel
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π¨ββοΈ In September, 1,219 #bankruptcies were registered by the business courts. This is a 142.3% increase compared to August. #Statbel
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ποΈ Our #opendata on the number of deaths has been updated up to and including 5 October 2025. #Statbel
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π§³ In 2024, 1,855 Flemish enterprises relocated to Brussels, making it the largest migration flow of VAT-registered enterprises. This figure is only slightly higher (6 units) than the number of Brussels enterprises that have set up in Flanders (1,849). #Statbel
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π― In Belgium, 89.3% of enterprises created in 2023 were still active on 31 December 2024. This corresponds to 90,416 enterprises out of a total of 101,267 start-ups. #Statbel
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π There were 1,187,819 VAT-registered enterprises in Belgium on 31 December 2024. This corresponds to an annual growth of 1.6%, which is lower than the rate observed in 2023, when the increase reached 2.2%. #Statbel
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π #Statbel is modernizing the division of statistical sectors, smaller territorial units.
The goal? To better reflect Belgium's geographic and demographic reality. πΊοΈ There were 19,795 sectors before the reform. Now there are 20,781!
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π’ On 1 January 2025, Belgium had 4,668,425 buildings. Since 1995, the number of buildings has risen by 17%. The number of dwellings rose over the same period by 32% to 5,827,823. #Statbel
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Poverty is more than just a question of money. π°
In 2024, 18.3% of the Belgian population will be at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
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π Belgium's inflation rate based on the European harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) was running at 2.7% in September versus 2.6% in Augustus and July. #Statbel
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π¨ββοΈ229 #bankruptcies were declared by the business courts between 6 and 12 October in Belgium, resulting in 539 job losses. #Statbel
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π₯ In June 2025, we produced 46.7 million litres of #milk. The major part of it (22.6 million litres, or 48.5%) was semi-skimmed milk. Whole milk represented 41.7% of total production, skimmed milk 5.9% and buttermilk 3.9%. #Statbel
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π The Holstein cow remains the most productive dairy cow.
π₯ The average lactation for a Flemish Black and White cow was 11,102 kg #milk in 2024, while a Walloon cow of the same breed achieved a production of 9,996 kg milk in 2023. #Statbel
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πΌ 9,524 babies were born in August 2025 in Belgium: 1,188 in Brussels, 5,534 in Flanders en 2,802 in Wallonia. #Statbel
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πͺͺ In July, 6,535 persons obtained the Belgian #nationality. The main countries of origin of these people are Morocco, Romania and Syria. #Statbel
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ποΈ Our #opendata on the number of deaths has been updated up to and including 28 September 2025. #Statbel
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π The overall agricultural producer price index for August is 2.8% lower than that observed a year earlier. Compared to August 2024, plant products πΎ fell by 18.6% while animal products π rose by 6%.
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ποΈ The total production in market-oriented sectors shows a decrease of 0.2% in July 2025 compared to July 2024.
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π¨ββοΈ 260 #bankruptcies were declared by the business courts between 29 September and 5 October in Belgium, resulting in 506 job losses. #Statbel
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π¦ The volume of sales in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles decreased by 5.5% in July 2025 compared to July 2024.
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ποΈ Compared to the previous month, the volume of sales in retail trade has decreased by 7% in August 2025.
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πFor all service sectors combined, the volume of sales decreased by 0.9% in July 2025 compared to July 2024.
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ποΈ Our #opendata on the number of deaths has been updated up to and including 21 September 2025.
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π¨ββοΈ 236 #bankruptcies were declared by the business courts between 22 and 28 September in Belgium, resulting in 492 job losses. #Statbel
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π In July 2025, the seasonally adjusted industrial turnover index reflected a decrease of 0.1% compared to June 2025.
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π In June, 1,892 building permits were issued for new residential buildings, a increase of 1.6% compared to May 2025. 1,400 permits were granted in Flanders, 479 in Wallonia and 13 in the Brussels Region. #Statbel
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π°οΈ The index of seasonally adjusted of the number of hours worked in industry amounted to 99.39 in second quarter 2025. This represents a decrease of 1.7% compared to second quarter 2024. #Statbel
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π°The index of seasonally adjusted wages and salaries in industry amounted to 122.62 in the second quarter of 2025. This represents an increase of 2.4% compared to the second quarter of 2024. #Statbel
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π In August 2025 compared to the previous month, the producer price index of industry excluding construction has increased by 0.2%. #Statbel
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π In September, the #inflation rate increases from 1.91% to 2.12%.
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