Netherlands Inflation Rate

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

3.8

Units In

3.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

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Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
14.5 Sep 2022	-1.3 Feb 1987	3.3 %	1971-2025	Statistics Netherlands

In Netherlands, the most important categories in the consumer price index are: housing, water, electricity and gas (24.5 percent of the total weight); transport (11.6 percent) and food and non-alcoholic beverages (11.3 percent). The index also includes: recreation and culture (10.3 percent); furnishing and household equipment (6 percent); clothing and footwear (4.9 percent); hotels and restaurants (4.2 percent); communication (3.3 percent) and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.1 percent). Health, education and other goods and services account for the remaining 20.8 percent of total weight.

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The annual inflation rate in the Netherlands was confirmed at 3.8% in February 2025, up from 3.3% in the previous month. The acceleration was primarily driven by higher price growth in food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.3% vs. 3.5% in January) and housing and utilities (3.9% vs. 3.6%). Additionally, inflation increased for recreation and culture (3.5% vs. 1.8%), while prices rebounded for clothing and footwear (0.5% vs. -0.7%) and upholstery and household appliances (0.5% vs. -1.2%). Meanwhile, transport inflation remained unchanged at 1.2%. On a monthly basis, consumer prices jumped 1.1%, the highest increase since last July, following a 0.2% decline in January. The harmonized CPI, used for EU-wide comparisons, rose 3.5% year-on-year in February, up from 3% in January.