Dutch economy grows but business more negative

Tuesday, 25 September 2012 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

AMSTERDAM(Reuters): The Dutch economy showed muted export-driven growth in the second quarter, according to official gross domestic product figures released on Monday, but separate data on business confidence reflected an underlying uneasiness.

Exports were the driver of 0.2% year-on-year growth, but consumer and public spending and private- and public-sector investments were all down.

The confidence index released at the same time by the government statistics agency worsened to -6.7% in September from -4.6% the previous month.