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CONTENTS

1 Introduction

2 Population

3 Economy

4 Connections

5 Business location

6 Randstad Holland key figures

Addresses

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INTRODUCTION

1 INTRODUCTION
Everything you want to know about
Randstad Holland
With its rich cultural history, its scenery and its strong
mercantile spirit, Randstad Holland, in the western
part of the Netherlands, has long defined the face of
the Netherlands. Nowadays this region is also the hub
of the Netherlands’ major economic activities and
international connections. This European region, with
its variety of urban environments for businesses, is
thus the driving force of the Dutch economy.
the initiative to produce an annual Randstad monitor.
This can be used to follow the development of the
economy and quality of life in ‘Holland’ and to link
that development to 19 comparable European urban
regions1. The policymakers in the Netherlands and in
Randstad Holland will be able to see from the monitor
what effects their decisions have. This will lead to an
efficient allocation of resources and manpower in a
strong and liveable Randstad Holland.
The first edition of the monitor was published at
the end of 2004. Some key figures have been put
together in this booklet. The emphasis is on
economic data, usually in a European perspective.

Twelve regional authorities are working, within the Regio Randstad is pleased to offer you this overview!
framework of the formal co-operation Regio
Randstad, to strengthen even further the region’s
international competitive position. They are focusing
on the quality of housing, jobs, physical and digital
connections and the quality of the surroundings.
The regional authorities are working on these areas in
collaboration with the Dutch Government.

People can sometimes be dismissive of statistical

data but policy forming without good data is much
worse. The Randstad authorities have therefore taken 1
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INTRODUCTION Randstad Holland in the Netherlands Summary

N O R T H S E A FRIESLAND
Leeuwarden
GRONINGEN
Groningen

Assen
DRENTHE
2 POPULATION

The population of Randstad Holland

FLEVO-
Alkmaar Based on the number of inhabitants, Randstad
NOORD-
HOLLAND Lelystad Zwolle Holland, with its 6.6 million inhabitants, makes up
Seaport Amsterdam
Zaanstad LAND
Haarlem Almere OVERIJSSEL about 41% of the Netherlands. In this sense the region
Amsterdam

IJ
Schiphol Airport Apeldoorn Enschede is the fifth conurbation of Western Europe.

sse
Leiden ZUID-
Den Haag UTRECHT Demographically, its population displays a relatively

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HOLLAND GELDERLAND
Utrecht
Seaport Rotterdam Rotterdam Airport Arnhem large degree of vitality. It is, on average, younger than
Lek
Rotterdam Nijmegen
Waal
the population in the European Union as a whole and
Dordrecht GERMANY is undergoing marked and strong growth - in the
Maas Den Bosch
Breda 0-14 year age group the sharpest growth in the 20
Middelburg Tilburg
ZEELAND NOORD-BRABANT Essen conurbations. Within Randstad Holland the proportion
Eindhoven Duisburg of inhabitants aged between 15 and 65 years is
LIMBURG Dusseldorf highest in the northern part, where there is a relatively
Antwerp
Gent
large number of universities and colleges. In total
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B E L G I U M
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the region has 7 universities, which are recognised

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Maastricht Cologne internationally to be “good to excellent”.

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Brussels
Sc 100 kilometers

Randstad Holland
Western Netherlands
large city
other city
international airport
seaport

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2.1 POPULATION Population 2.2 POPULATION Population by age

Average annual growth Population in 2003 Average annual growth of population

(1995-2003) in % (millions) aged 15-64 years (1995-2003)

London 0.4% 13.9 Stockholm 1.2%

RheinRuhr 0.0% 11.7
London 1.0%
Paris 0.3% 11.2
Milan 0.4% 7.9 Randstad Holland 0.6%
Randstad Holland 0.6% 6.6
Vienna 0.6%
Madrid 0.7% 5.3
Berlin 0.1% 5.0 Madrid 0.6%

Manchester -0.3% 4.9 Manchester 0.4%

Barcelona 0.3% 4.8
Brussels-Antwerp 0.2%
Frankfurt-RheinMain 0.3% 4.1
Brussels-Antwerp 0.3% 3.9 Paris 0.1%
Rome 0.4% 3.9
Hamburg 0.1%
Hamburg 0.4% 3.1
Lisbon 0.6% 3.0 Frankfurt-RheinMain 0.0%

Vienna 0.3% 2.2 Rome 0.0%

Munich 0.1% 1.8
Berlin -0.1%
Stockholm 0.8% 1.8
Copenhagen 0.5% 1.8 Milan -0.1%
Lyon 0.5% 1.6
RheinRuhr -0.2%
Dublin 1.6% 1.6
EU 15 0.3% 382.9 EU 15 0.2%

Source: TNO Ruimte en Infrastructuur, based on OECD/EUROSTAT/CBS Source: TNO Ruimte en Infrastructuur, based on OECD/EUROSTAT/CBS

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ECONOMY Summary 3.1 ECONOMY Gross Regional Product

Average annual increase GRP in 2003 (prices 2003)

3
(1995-2003) (€ billions)

ECONOMY London 5.1% 544.7

Paris 2.2% 442.7
RheinRuhr 0.9% 323.5

The economy in Randstad Holland Milan 1.6% 235.3

Based on the strength of the economy Randstad Randstad Holland 2.7% 210.8

Holland, with its gross regional product of 211 billion Frankfurt-RheinMain 1.4% 145.8

euro (2003 level), ranks again as the fifth conurbation in Manchester 3.8% 132.7

Europe. After a number of extremely positive years, Brussels-Antwerp 2.1% 130.4

since 2000 growth is below the average for the urban Madrid 3.7% 128.2

regions. The conditions required to resume the positive Berlin -0.1% 105.7

growth are nonetheless present in abundance. Rome 1.5% 104.8

Key strengths are high levels of labour participation, Hamburg 1.2% 104.5

low unemployment, a level of education above the EU Barcelona 3.1% 104.4

average and the international seaports and airport. Munich 2.2% 95.1

The four largest cities in the Randstad each have their Stockholm 5.8% 81.8

own profile. Amsterdam is the internationally oriented Vienna 1.9% 76.8

business centre, with a large number of directive and Copenhagen 2.0% 76.5

creative activities. Rotterdam is the worldwide logistic Dublin 8.5% 64.7

junction of Europe, with all the related activities. Utrecht Lisbon 2.8% 52.8

has a concentration of national business and creative Lyon 2.4% 50.1

services and The Hague is the seat of many (mainly EU 15 2.2% 9305.1

international) organisations for peace and justice. Source: TNO Ruimte en Infrastructuur, based on OECD/EUROSTAT/CBS

Tourism is a key strength of the entire Randstad region,

with Amsterdam ranked fourth in the list of most
attractive European cities. Output in the area of R&D
still lags behind but with its large number of research
institutes Randstad Holland occupies a strong position
within the Netherlands.

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3.2 ECONOMY Labour participation 3.3 ECONOMY Labour participation

Gross labour participation (2003) Gross labour participation (1999=100)

Stockholm 79.5%

Randstad Holland 77.0%

London 74.6%
104
Manchester 71.6%

Hamburg 71.5%
103
Frankfurt-RheinMain 71.2%

Berlin 70.0% 102

Madrid 68.5%

Paris 68.4% 101

Vienna 67.7%
100
RheinRuhr 67.4%

Brussels-Antwerp 66.2%
98
Milan 66.0% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Rome 61.2%

EU 15 69.5%

Gross labour participation = number of working people and Randstad Holland

job-seekers as % of the population aged 15-64 years
European urban regions
EU 15

Source: TNO Ruimte en Infrastructuur, based on OECD/EUROSTAT/CBS Source: TNO Ruimte en Infrastructuur, based on OECD/EUROSTAT/CBS

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3.4 ECONOMY Unemployment 3.5 ECONOMY Working population by education

Job-seekers as % of the
labour force (2003)

Berlin 17.6%

Hamburg 9.5%

Paris 9.3%

Rome 8.8%

Brussels-Antwerp 8.5%

RheinRuhr 8.5%

Vienna 7.8%

Frankfurt-RheinMain 7.5%

Madrid 7.3%

London 7.1%

Stockholm 5.2%

Manchester 5.1%

Randstad Holland 3.8%

Milan 3.6%

EU 15 8.2%

Source: TNO Ruimte en infrastructuur, based on OECD/EUROSTAT/CBS Source: TNO Ruimte en Infrastructuur, based on OECD/EUROSTAT/CBS

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3.6 ECONOMY Research Institutes in the Netherlands 3.7 ECONOMY 20 Urban regions in Europe

NORWAY

Stockholm
A T L A N T I C
N O R T H S E A
SWEDEN
UNITED
IRELAND DENM ARK
Manchester
Dublin
Copenhagen
KINGDOM
THE
London NETHERLA NDS Hamburg
Berlin
Randstad Holland
O C E A N Brussels-Antwerp GERMANY
BELG IUM RheinRuhr POLAND
LUXEMBURG Frankfurt-RheinMain
Paris
CZECH REP.
Munich
S L O VA K I A
FRANCE Vienna
A USTRIA
SWI TZERLAND
Lyon HUNGA RY
Milan
SLOVENIA

PORTUGAL
Madrid
ITALY
Lisbon Barcelona
SPAIN Rome

M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A
1000 kilometers

NWO-institutes TT-institutes EU member state

KNAW-institutes TNO-institutes non-EU member state
GT-institutes Universities European urban region
semi public institutes

Source: internet

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3.8 ECONOMY International conferences 3.9 ECONOMY Investments in Research & Development

Average number of international conferences Growth in % Investments in public and private R&D
in 2002 and 2003 (1995-2000) as % of the GRP in 2000

Barcelona 83 Munich -1.0% 4.8%

Vienna 80 Paris -2.4% 3.6%
Stockholm 71 Vienna 4.1% 3.3%
Copenhagen 70 Frankfurt-RheinMain 3.1% 3.2%
Berlin 59 Stockholm 1.5% 3.2%
Lisbon 59 Berlin 3.7% 3.1%
Helsinki 51 Lyon -1.4% 2.4%
Budapest 51 RheinRuhr 1.7% 2.3%
Paris 50 Hamburg 1.6% 2.0%
Amsterdam 45 London -2.9% 1.9%
Prague 43 Randstad Holland -1.8% 1.9%
Edinburgh 43 Manchester 1.3% 1.9%
Madrid 42 Brussels-Antwerp 3.9% 1.9%
London 41 Rome -1.2% 1.8%
Rome 37 Madrid 0.4% 1.7%
Geneve 30 Milan 0.2% 1.2%
Oslo 30 Barcelona 4.2% 1.1%
Dublin 29 Lisbon 5.0% 1.0%
Glasgow 25 EU 15 0.9% 2.0%
Götenborg 22

Source: TNO Ruimte en infrastructuur, based on Intern. Congress & Source: TNO Ruimte en infrastructuur, based on OECD/EUROSTAT
Convention Association

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Summary 4.1 CONNECTIONS Shipment of goods

4 CONNECTIONS
N O R T H S E A DENMARK

Randstad Holland hub of the network

UNITED
The advantages of Randstad Holland naturally include
the quality of international connections. For an interna-
Hamburg
tionally oriented economy such links are a prerequisite. (+7.0%)
Wilhelmshaven
The port of Rotterdam stands out as the largest, head (-0.2%)
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and shoulders above other European ports, and KINGDOM 106
Rotterdam
Amsterdam lies in sixth place. Schiphol, for both cargo London (-0.7%) (+1.9%) 49
and passengers, is the fourth airport in Europe and is 66 Amsterdam (+3.9%) Bremen (+8.0%) Elbe
a major transatlantic gateway. In terms of general 51

accessibility Randstad Holland is in the leading group N

N
E
L
328 THE
NETHERLA NDS

A
of urban regions. Furthermore, Amsterdam is home to H 50
C Antwerp
the second largest Internet hub in Europe. E Dunkirk 143 (+5.4%)
Dusseldorf
T H (+6.9%) GERMANY
Within Randstad Holland ambitious plans are afoot Brussels
Cologne
BELGIUM
to further strengthen internal road and rail links (high-

Rh
71 Le Havre (+2.8%)

ine
speed rail link) and electronic networks. The shipment
Frankfurt
of goods through the extensive network of waterways FRANCE
has long played an important role and this method of Paris 250 kilometers
transportation can withstand much further expansion
in the future. Shipment of goods in Western European ports in millions of
tons (2003). Average annual growth 1999-2003:

over 5,0%

less than 5,0%

decline

Source: Rotterdam Municipal Port Authority

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4.2 CONNECTIONS Air transport 4.3 CONNECTIONS Connections from Schiphol Airport

CONNECTIONS Passengers
Within Europe:
Average annual growth 1995- 2000- Passenger transport through the largest 3,046 flights to 120 destinations
2000 2003 European airports (2003; in millions)
To Northern America:
*London 6.0% 1.1% 112.2 246 flights
*Paris 6.0% -1.4% 70.5 to 21 destinations

Frankfurt 5.3% -0.7% 48.4

Amsterdam 9.3% 0.3% 40.0
Madrid 10.6% 2.8% 35.7
*Rome 4.4% 1.1% 28.0
To Asia:
*Milan 12.7% -0.4% 26.4 335 flights
to 44 destinations
Munich 9.2% 1.5% 24.2
Barcelona 11.1% 4.7% 22.7
Manchester 4.7% 1.8% 19.9 *Several airports
To Africa:
To Southern America:
97 flights to 20 destinations 130 flights to 33 destinations
CONNECTIONS Cargo

Average annual growth 1995- 2000- Cargo transport through the largest European
2000 2003 airports (2003; in thousands of tons)

*London 5.6% -2.8% 1647

Weekly number of outgoing scheduled flights in July 2004.
*Paris 6.7% 1.5% 1589
Frankfurt 3.9% -1.0% 1527
Amsterdam 4.6% 2.2% 1306
Luxembourg 11.8% 9.5% 657
Brussels 7.8% -2.6% 575
Cologne 9.0% 6.9% 518
Liège 11.5% 374
*Milan 9.1% 2.4% 323
Source: Schiphol Timetable april-october 2004
Zurich 3.9% -10.4% 284 *Several airports

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4.4 CONNECTIONS Potential accessibility by air/rail/road Potential accessibility by rail

Stockholm
N O R T H S E A
UNITED SWEDEN
Manchester Copenhagen
Dublin
Randstad
K I N G D O M Holland Hamburg
A T L A N T I C
London
RheinRuhr
Potential access by air/rail/road compared to Brussels-Antwerp Berlin
GERMA NY
Randstad Holland
Frankfurt-
Paris RheinMain
O C E A N Munich
FRA NCE
more accessible
Lyon Vienna
Milan
comparably accessible
less accessible
Lisbon Madrid
ITALY
much less accessible
S PA IN Barcelona
Rome

Source: TNO Ruimte en Infrastructuur/Spiekermann & Wegener

M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A

Potential accessibility by air Potential accessibility by road

Stockholm Stockholm
N O R T H S E A N O R T H S E A
U N ITED SWEDEN UNIT ED SWEDEN
Manchester Copenhagen Manchester Copenhagen
Dublin Dublin
Randstad Randstad
K I N G D O M Holland Hamburg K I N G D O M Holland Hamburg
A T L A N T I C A T L A N T I C
London London
RheinRuhr RheinRuhr
Brussels-Antwerp Berlin Brussels-Antwerp Berlin
GERMANY GER MANY
Frankfurt- Frankfurt-
Paris RheinMain Paris RheinMain
O C E A N Munich O C E A N Munich
FRANCE FRANCE
Lyon Vienna Lyon Vienna
Milan Milan

Lisbon Madrid Lisbon Madrid

I TA LY ITALY

SPAIN Barcelona SPA IN Barcelona

Rome Rome

M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A

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4.5 CONNECTIONS Internet traffic Summary

Oslo Helsinki
BUSINESS
5
NORWAY Stockholm
A T L A N T I C UNITED
N O R T H S E A

IRELAND KINGDOM DENMARK

SWEDEN
LOCATION
Manchester
Dublin
Amsterdam A favourable place to locate a business?
N ETH . Ultimately the market players decide whether or not
Berlin P O L A N D Randstad Holland is a favourable place to locate a
Enschede
London Moscow
O C E A N BEL . GERMANY
business. For this reason we will let the facts do the
Brussels Prague
talking. The survey of office rental rates shows that in
Luxem-
bourg CZECH REP. addition to good, affordable rents, especially in
Paris Frankfurt
Amsterdam the higher quality end of the market is
FRANCE Zurich
Vienna
AU STRIA
also well served. Finally, the European Cities Monitor
SWITZ. Budapest
Geneva Milan by Cushman & Wakefield shows that Amsterdam
HUNGARY
ranks a very stable fifth in the list of the best cities to
Torino Bucharest
PORTUGAL locate a business.
Madrid
ITALY
Lisbon
Barcelona
Rome
SPAIN

M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A Malta
Athens

Internet traffic by members of the Euro-IX Association

Monthly average (June 2004) in gigabits per second

25 Gigabit/second
10 Gigabit/second
5 Gigabit/second
1 Gigabit/second
less than 1 Gigabit/second or unknown

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5.1 LOCATION Rent for office space 5.2 LOCATION Best business location

2
Average rent for office space in €/m , second quarter 2004 1990 2004 development since 1990

London 834 London 1 1

Paris 650 Paris 2 2

Milan Frankfurt 3 3
450
Brussels 4 4
Dublin 431
Amsterdam 5 5
Frankfurt 414
Barcelona 11 6

Stockholm 360
Madrid 17 7
Munich 342
Munich 12 8
Amsterdam 320 Berlin 15 9
Madrid 297 Milan 9 11
Brussel 295 Dublin 12
Barcelona 276 Manchester 13 14
Dusseldorf 252 Stockholm 19 15
Berlin 252 Lisbon 16
Prague 240 Dusseldorf 6 18
Hamburg 234 Hamburg 14 19

Budapest Lyon 18 21
215
Vienna 20 22
Den Haag 205
Rome 25
Utrecht 190
Copenhagen 25 26
Lyon 185
Rotterdam 180

Source: TNO Ruimte en Infrastructuur, based on Jones Lang LaSalle

Ranking of best European cities to locate a business

Source: Cushman & Wakefield/Healey & Baker (2003),

European Cities Monitor

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6 KEY FIGURES

Randstad Holland key figures

Population (millions; 2003) 6.6

Labour force (millions; 2003) 3.2

Gross Regional Product (billions of euro; 2003) 210.8

GRP per head (thousands of euro; 2003) 31.8

Labour participation (2003) 70.1%

Unemployment (2003) 5.4%

Labour productivity 72.9

(thousands of euro per job (in full-time equivalent); 2003)

People in employment (millions; 2003) 3.7

Export share in GRP (2003) 35%

Investment (billions; 2003) 45.0

Investment share in GRP (2003) 21%

Households with income below social minimum (2000) 10.1%

Urban area (% of total area; 2000) 26%

Surface area (x 1000 ha) 542

Forest and natural areas: area per capita (m2; 2000) 84

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