Netherlands Inflation Rate  1971-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Consumer prices in the Netherlands increased by 1.3 percent year-on-year in July of 2017, compared to a 1.1 percent rise in the previous month. It was the highest inflation rate since April as cost rose at a faster pace for : transport (1.6 percent vs 0.5 percent in June); food and non-alcoholic beverages (3.2 percent vs 2.7 percent); restaurants and hotels (5.0 percent vs 4 percent), and recreation and culture (1.8 percent vs 1.1 percent). Cost increased at a slower pace for miscellaneous goods and services (1.0 percent vs 1.1 percent) while inflation was steady for housing and utilities (1.6 percent). In contrast, cost fell for communications (-7.5 percent vs -7.1 percent in June) and clothing and footwear (-2.3 percent vs -2.2 percent). Annual core inflation, which excludes energy, food, alcohol, and tobacco, increased to 0.9 percent, the same pace as in June. On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.2 percent, compared to a 0.3 percent fall in the prior month. Inflation Rate in Netherlands averaged 3.27 percent from 1971 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 11.19 percent in November of 1974 and a record low of -1.30 percent in February of 1987.