2025.11.1105:59:11UTC+00Dutch Inflation Rate Confirmed at 3.1%

In October 2025, the Netherlands observed a reduction in its annual inflation rate to 3.1%, down from 3.3% in September, in line with preliminary forecasts. This decline was primarily influenced by a marked deceleration in inflation rates for sectors such as housing and utilities (now at 4.3% compared to 4.7% in September), clothing and footwear (0.1% down from 2.7%), upholstery and household devices (0.3% from 2%), and restaurants and hotels (3.9% from 5.2%). Notably, inflation for food and non-alcoholic beverages remained steady at 4.3%. Conversely, there was an uptick in price growth for transport, which rose to 3.5% from 2.2%, and for recreation and culture, which increased to 3.1% from 2.4%. Monthly, consumer prices experienced a 0.3% increase, rebounding from a 0.1% decline in September. Concurrently, the harmonized consumer price index (HICP), excluding housing costs and facilitating EU comparisons, rose by 3% in October, maintaining the same rate as September.