# 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.

Economy · published 2026-10-26 06:50 · https://nlnow.nl/a/dutch-inflation-rises-for-third-month-to-3-4/

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; source: CBS)

- Oct 2024: 3.5
- Nov 2024: 4
- Dec 2024: 4.1
- Jan 2025: 3.3
- Feb 2025: 3.7
- Mar 2025: 3.6
- Apr 2025: 4
- May 2025: 3.2
- Jun 2025: 3
- Jul 2025: 2.9
- Aug 2025: 2.8
- Sep 2025: 3.2
- Oct 2025: 3.1
- Nov 2025: 2.8
- Dec 2025: 2.9
- Jan 2026: 2.4
- Feb 2026: 2.4
- Mar 2026: 2.7
- Apr 2026: 2.8
- May 2026: 3.5
- Jun 2026: 2.9
- Jul 2026: 3.2
- Aug 2026: 3.3
- Sep 2026: 3.4

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.

## Background

- **CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)**: Statistics Netherlands, the independent government body that produces the official statistics on the Dutch economy and society.

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