2014.04.2404:53:00UTC+00Dutch Consumer Spending Falls In February

Dutch household spending declined for the second consecutive month in February, figures from Statistics Netherlands showed Thursday.

Consumer spending decreased 1.2 percent from the prior year, following a 1.7 percent drop in January.

Households spent less on heating and gas in the first few months of the year because of the relatively mild weather.

Spending on other goods including gas was down 11.2 percent. They spent 4.4 percent more on durable goods, while expenditure on services remained at the same level as a year earlier.