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πŸ“Š Statbel collects, produces and disseminates reliable and relevant #figures on the Belgian #economy πŸ’Ό, #society πŸ‘₯ and #territory πŸ—ΊοΈ. πŸ“’ Stay up to date with our publications every day via Bluesky πŸ“°.

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🧱 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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17.10.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘¨β€βš–οΈ 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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17.10.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—ƒοΈ Our #opendata on the number of deaths has been updated up to and including 5 October 2025. #Statbel

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17.10.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🧳 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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16.10.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎯 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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16.10.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“ˆ 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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16.10.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“ #Statbel is modernizing the division of statistical sectors, smaller territorial units.

The goal? To better reflect Belgium's geographic and demographic reality. πŸ—ΊοΈ There were 19,795 sectors before the reform. Now there are 20,781!

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16.10.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🏒 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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16.10.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poverty is more than just a question of money. πŸ’°

In 2024, 18.3% of the Belgian population will be at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
#EndPoverty #Statbel

πŸ”Ž Complete data on statbel.fgov.be/en/news/pove...

15.10.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“ˆ 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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15.10.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘¨β€βš–οΈ229 #bankruptcies were declared by the business courts between 6 and 12 October in Belgium, resulting in 539 job losses. #Statbel

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15.10.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ₯› 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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14.10.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ„ The Holstein cow remains the most productive dairy cow.

πŸ₯› 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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14.10.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🍼 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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10.10.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸͺͺ 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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10.10.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—ƒοΈ Our #opendata on the number of deaths has been updated up to and including 28 September 2025. #Statbel

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10.10.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚜 The overall agricultural producer price index for August is 2.8% lower than that observed a year earlier. Compared to August 2024, plant products 🌾 fell by 18.6% while animal products πŸ„ rose by 6%.
#Statbel #Agriculture

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09.10.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ›οΈ The total production in market-oriented sectors shows a decrease of 0.2% in July 2025 compared to July 2024.
#Statbel

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09.10.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘¨β€βš–οΈ 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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08.10.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“¦ 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.
#Statbel
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06.10.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ›οΈ Compared to the previous month, the volume of sales in retail trade has decreased by 7% in August 2025.
#Statbel

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06.10.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘”For all service sectors combined, the volume of sales decreased by 0.9% in July 2025 compared to July 2024.
#Statbel
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06.10.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—ƒοΈ Our #opendata on the number of deaths has been updated up to and including 21 September 2025.
#Statbel

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02.10.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘¨β€βš–οΈ 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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01.10.2025 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🏭 In July 2025, the seasonally adjusted industrial turnover index reflected a decrease of 0.1% compared to June 2025.
#Statbel

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01.10.2025 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🏠 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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30.09.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ•°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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30.09.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’°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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30.09.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🏭 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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30.09.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ›’ In September, the #inflation rate increases from 1.91% to 2.12%.

#Statbel

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29.09.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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