Netherlands Inflation Rate

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

2.8

Units In

2.9

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.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in the Netherlands was confirmed at 2.8% in August 2025, easing from 2.9% in July and marking the lowest level since May 2024. The slowdown was largely driven by softer price growth, with food and non-alcoholic beverages rising 4.2%, down from 4.7% in July, while housing and utilities eased to 4.6% from 4.8%. Inflation also moderated significantly for upholstery and household appliances (0.9% vs 3.4%), and to a lesser extent for health (3.3% vs 3.4%) and restaurants and hotels (1.3% vs 1.8%). By contrast, some categories posted modest accelerations: transport prices edged up 1.1% from 1% in July, while recreation and culture rose 3% compared with 2.8% previously. On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.2%, slowing sharply from the 1.2% jump recorded in July. Meanwhile, the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP), the metric used for EU-wide comparisons, climbed 2.4% year-on-year, slightly below the 2.5% gain in the previous month.