Netherlands Personal Spending

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

0.8

Units In

0.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Mar 06, 2026

Time to Release

26 Days 20 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
14.8 Apr 2022	-17.4 Apr 2020	0.94 %	2000-2025	Statistics Netherlands

In the Netherlands, Household Consumption YoY measures the year-on-year change of consumption expenditure by households. Consumption expenditure includes all voluntary expenditure on goods and services by private individuals and households. It does not include compulsory expenditure such as taxes. Services is the most important sector and accounts for 58 percent of total consumption. The biggest segments within Services are housing; financial and business services; transport, communication services; and medical services and welfare. Consumption of goods account for the remaining 42 percent, in particular durable consumer goods (15 percent) and food, beverages and tobacco (15 percent).

Latest Updates

Household consumption in the Netherlands rose 0.8% year-on-year in December 2025, easing slightly from an upwardly revised 0.9% increase in November and marking the slowest growth in three months. Spending growth softened for household goods (0.4% vs 1.4%), reflecting weaker purchases of food, beverages, and tobacco (2.1% vs 2.6%) as well as durable goods (0.4% vs 1.9%), while consumption of other goods remained in decline (-1.8% vs -1.2%). In contrast, services spending strengthened to 1.2% from 0.6%, driven by higher outlays on transport and communication, healthcare, hospitality, recreation, and culture. Services account for more than half of total household consumption. Meanwhile, the January Consumption Conditions indicator deteriorated from December, as employment growth slowed and consumers became less optimistic about their financial outlook for the year ahead, pointing to softer momentum in household demand.