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Dutch inflation rises for third month to 3.4%

Consumer prices in the Netherlands were 3.4% higher in September than a year earlier, up from 2.9% in June, according to national statistics office CBS.

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Consumer prices in the Netherlands were 3.4% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported. In September 2025 the rate was 3.2%.

Inflation has risen for three months in a row: from 2.9% in June to 3.2% in July, 3.3% in August and 3.4% in September.

The June figure was a drop from 3.5% in May 2026. Earlier in the year the rate was much lower: 2.4% in both January and February, then 2.7% in March and 2.8% in April, CBS figures show.

Inflation has climbed from 2.4% in early 2026 to 3.4%

% change on a year earlier · Oct 2024–Sep 2026

+2+2.5+3+3.5+4+4.5Oct 2024: +3.5Nov 2024: +4Dec 2024: +4.1Jan 2025: +3.3Feb 2025: +3.7Mar 2025: +3.6Apr 2025: +4May 2025: +3.2Jun 2025: +3Jul 2025: +2.9Aug 2025: +2.8Sep 2025: +3.2Oct 2025: +3.1Nov 2025: +2.8Dec 2025: +2.9Jan 2026: +2.4Feb 2026: +2.4Mar 2026: +2.7Apr 2026: +2.8May 2026: +3.5Jun 2026: +2.9Jul 2026: +3.2Aug 2026: +3.3Sep 2026: +3.4+4.1+2.4Oct 2024Feb 2025Jun 2025Oct 2025Feb 2026Sep 2026+3.4
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Item% change on a year earlier
Oct 20243.5
Nov 20244
Dec 20244.1
Jan 20253.3
Feb 20253.7
Mar 20253.6
Apr 20254
May 20253.2
Jun 20253
Jul 20252.9
Aug 20252.8
Sep 20253.2
Oct 20253.1
Nov 20252.8
Dec 20252.9
Jan 20262.4
Feb 20262.4
Mar 20262.7
Apr 20262.8
May 20263.5
Jun 20262.9
Jul 20263.2
Aug 20263.3
Sep 20263.4
Source: CBS | NLnow graphic

In the two years to September, inflation peaked at 4.1% in December 2024. The rate also stood at 3.5% in October 2024. During 2025 it ranged from 2.8% in August to 4.0% in April.

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