Dutch Inflation Rate Confirmed at 4.1% in April

2025-05-13 04:39 By Chusnul Chotimah 1 min. read

The annual inflation rate in the Netherlands was confirmed at 4.1% in April 2025, accelerating from 3.7% in March.

The latest figure matches December’s peak—the highest in over a year and a half—with housing and utilities rising the most in five months (4.5% vs 4% in March).

Transport prices rose at the fastest pace since last December (1.9% vs 1%).

Inflation also accelerated for furnishing and household equipment (2.4% vs 1.9%), and recreation and culture (3.9% vs 2.9%).

Meanwhile, inflation for food and non-alcoholic beverages remained steady at 3.9%.

By contrast, prices for clothing and footwear edged down by 0.1%, after rising by 0.2% in the prior month.

The annual core inflation, which excludes energy, food, alcohol, and tobacco, rose to 4.2%, the highest since October 2023, from 3.7% in March.

Monthly, the CPI rose 1.0%, following a 0.4% gain in March.

Meanwhile, the harmonized index of consumer prices used for EU comparisons advanced 4.1% year-on-year, up from 3.4% previously.



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