This table includes figures on the price developments of a package of goods and services purchased by consumers in the Netherlands. The figures are consistent with European directives also known as the harmonised consumer price index (HICP). In all member states of the European Union (EU), these indices are compiled in a similar manner to facilitate comparison between the various EU countries.

This table also contains the HICP at constant taxes: this price index excludes the effect of changes in the rates of product-related taxes (e.g. VAT and excise duty on alcohol and tobacco).

The table also includes the month-on-month and year-on-year changes of the HICP. The year-on-year change of total consumer expenditure is known as inflation. The figures are shown for 327 product groups in 2025. Furthermore, 34 combinations of product groups (special aggregates) are displayed. The weighting coefficient shows how much consumers in the Netherlands spend on each product group in relation to their total expenditure. The total weighting is 100,000.

HICP figures are published every month. In addition, an annual figure is published at the end of the year. The HICP of a calendar year is calculated as the average of the indices of the twelve months of that year.

Data available from: January 1996.

Status of the figures: Figures of the flash estimate are published at the end of a reporting month, or shortly thereafter. At the flash estimate, figures are made available for the all items category and for a selection of special aggregates. These figures are calculated on the basis of still incomplete source data. The results of the flash estimate are characterized as provisional.

In most cases, the figures are final in the second publication of the same reporting month. Differences between the provisional and final indices are caused by source material that has become available after the flash estimate. The results of the HICP are only marked as provisional in the second publication if it is already known at the time of publication that data are still incomplete, a revision is expected in a later month, or in special circumstances such as the corona crisis. In that case, the figures become final one month later.

Changes compared with previous version: Data on the most recent period have been added and/or adjustments have been implemented.

Changes as of 13 February 2025: Starting in the reporting month of January 2025, price changes will be published for expenditure categories 053290 Other small electric household appliances and 103000 Post-secondary non-tertiary education. The base period for this new index series is December 2024. This means that the index level of 100 is the price level measured in December 2024.

Changes as of 8 February 2024: Starting in the reporting month of January 2024, a price change will be published for expenditure category 063000 Hospital Services. The base period for this new index series is December 2023. This means that the index level of 100 is the price level measured in December 2023. Previously, between 2000 and 2009, an index was published for the same expenditure category. The base year for that index series was 2005=100. It was discontinued after December 2009. The current series starts again from 100 in December 2023.

When will new figures be published? The figures of the flash estimate are published on the last working day of the month to which the figures relate, or shortly thereafter.

Final figures will usually be published between the first and second Thursday of the month following on the reporting month.

All CPI and HICP publications are announced on the publication calendar.

The dataset contains the average annual inflation rates based on the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in the European Union. The HICP gives comparable measures of inflation for the countries and country groups for which it is produced. It is an economic indicator that measures the change over time…

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The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for energy in the European Union climbed to almost 170 index points in October 2022. This was followed by a slight decrease in 2023 and 2024. Over the past four years, there has been a notable fluctuation in energy prices. In late 2021 and early 2022, rising fuel demand and the sanctioning of Russian fossil fuel imports brought about a rise in energy prices. This has also been reflected in the global weighted price index of energy.

This table includes all price index numbers calculated according to the Harmonised consumer price index (HICP) for the Netherlands, the Euro area and the European Union (EU). In all member states of the EU, these indices are compiled in a similar manner to facilitate comparison between the various EU countries.

The table also includes the harmonised consumer price index for the Euro area. This index figure reflects the average price increase/decrease in the countries which have adopted the euro as their currency. The table also includes the European consumer price index, i.e. the harmonised consumer price index for the member states of the European Union.

HICP figures are published every month. In addition, an annual figure is published at the end of the year. The HICP of a calendar year is calculated as the average of the indices of the twelve months of that year.

Data available from: January 1996.

Status of the figures: The HICP results for the Netherlands in this table are in most cases final immediately upon publication. At that time, the results for the euro area are still based on the flash estimate and are characterized as provisional. A month later, these figures become final.

The results of the HICP are only marked as provisional if it is already known at the time of publication that data are still incomplete, a revision is expected in a later month, or in special circumstances such as the corona crisis.

In most cases, all requested price information is known to Statistics Netherlands when the results are published and no adjustment is made later. However, sometimes certain price information is not available in time and the outcome can be adjusted later. HICP results can then always be revised together with the CPI results, even if they were not published as provisional in the previous month. CPI results are marked as provisional when the index figures are first published, the figures are final the following month.

Changes compared with previous version: Data on the most recent period have been added and/or adjustments have been implemented.

When will new figures be published? New figures will usually be published between the first and second Thursday of the month following on the reporting month.

All CPI and HICP publications are announced on the publication calendar.

European Union - Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP): New motor cars was 127.17 points in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP): New motor cars - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, European Union - Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP): New motor cars reached a record high of 127.20 points in May of 2025 and a record low of 100.00 points in December of 2016.

Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (HICP) are designed for international comparisons of consumer price inflation. HICPs are used for the assessment of the inflation convergence criterion as required under Article 121 of the Treaty of Amsterdam and by the ECB for assessing price stability for monetary policy purposes. The ECB defines price stability on the basis of the annual rate of change of the euro area HICP. HICPs are compiled on the basis of harmonised standards, binding for all Member States. Conceptually, the HICP are Laspeyres-type price indices and are computed as annual chain-indices allowing for weights changing each year. HICP are broken down by category of consumption expenditure on the basis of the ECOICOP-HICP classification. HICP are produced and published using a common index reference period (2015 = 100). Growth rates are calculated from published index levels. Indexes, as well as both growth rates with respect to the previous month (M/M-1) and with respect to the corresponding month of the previous year (M/M-12) are neither calendar nor seasonally adjusted.

EU EE: HICP: Weights: Health data was reported at 47.150 Per 1000 in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 45.820 Per 1000 for 2017. EU EE: HICP: Weights: Health data is updated yearly, averaging 33.320 Per 1000 from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2018, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47.150 Per 1000 in 2018 and a record low of 13.170 Per 1000 in 1998. EU EE: HICP: Weights: Health data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Estonia – Table EE.Eurostat: Harmonized Index of Consumer Price: Weights.

Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (HICP) are designed for international comparisons of consumer price inflation. HICPs are used for the assessment of the inflation convergence criterion as required under Article 121 of the Treaty of Amsterdam and by the ECB for assessing price stability for monetary policy purposes. The ECB defines price stability on the basis of the annual rate of change of the euro area HICP. HICPs are compiled on the basis of harmonised standards, binding for all Member States. Conceptually, the HICP are Laspeyres-type price indices and are computed as annual chain-indices allowing for weights changing each year. HICP are broken down by category of consumption expenditure on the basis of the ECOICOP-HICP classification. HICP are produced and published using a common index reference period (2015 = 100). Growth rates are calculated from published index levels. Indexes, as well as both growth rates with respect to the previous month (M/M-1) and with respect to the corresponding month of the previous year (M/M-12) are neither calendar nor seasonally adjusted.

Harmonised Consumer Price Index (HICP): European Union data was reported at 132.600 2015=100 in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 131.920 2015=100 for Feb 2025. Harmonised Consumer Price Index (HICP): European Union data is updated monthly, averaging 92.640 2015=100 from Jan 1996 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 351 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 132.600 2015=100 in Mar 2025 and a record low of 69.400 2015=100 in Jan 1996. Harmonised Consumer Price Index (HICP): European Union data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.I002: Eurostat: Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: 2015=100. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

European Union - Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP): Transport services was 123.78 points in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP): Transport services - last updated from the EUROSTAT on August of 2025. Historically, European Union - Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP): Transport services reached a record high of 126.85 points in April of 2025 and a record low of 62.08 points in December of 2000.

European Union Harmonised Consumer Price Index (HICP): EU 27 excl UK data was reported at 105.700 2015=100 in Mar 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 105.220 2015=100 for Feb 2020. European Union Harmonised Consumer Price Index (HICP): EU 27 excl UK data is updated monthly, averaging 91.895 2015=100 from Dec 1999 (Median) to Mar 2020, with 244 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 105.760 2015=100 in Dec 2019 and a record low of 71.600 2015=100 in Dec 1999. European Union Harmonised Consumer Price Index (HICP): EU 27 excl UK data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.I002: Eurostat: Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices: 2015=100.

In March 2025, the inflation rate for restaurants, cafés, and similar services in the European Union was 4.1 percent. Over the period considered, restaurants and cafés in the EU recorded their lowest inflation rate in February 2021, at 1.7 percent.

In March 2025, holiday centers, camping sites, and similar accommodation establishments reported the sharpest inflation rate among the selected travel and tourism services in the European Union, with the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) rising by 6.1 percent over the previous year. Meanwhile, passenger transport by underground and tram also recorded a high inflation rate in March 2025, with the HICP increasing by 4.8 percent compared to March 2024.

EU EE: HICP: Weights: Energy data was reported at 117.770 Per 1000 in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 116.700 Per 1000 for 2017. EU EE: HICP: Weights: Energy data is updated yearly, averaging 132.580 Per 1000 from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2018, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 146.940 Per 1000 in 2012 and a record low of 20.390 Per 1000 in 1996. EU EE: HICP: Weights: Energy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Estonia – Table EE.Eurostat: Harmonized Index of Consumer Price: Weights.

European Union - Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP): International flights was 141.85 points in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP): International flights - last updated from the EUROSTAT on August of 2025. Historically, European Union - Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP): International flights reached a record high of 173.10 points in July of 2023 and a record low of 86.62 points in November of 2020.

In 2024, the annual average harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for package holidays in the European Union was 141.04. This figure indicates that the HICP for that travel service grew by roughly 7.8 percent compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, the HICP of accommodation services in the EU was 144.68 in 2024, denoting a 5.3 percent increase from 2023.

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In addition to the national consumer price index, Statistics Netherlands compiles the harmonised CPI of the Netherlands for the European Union (EU).

Data available from: January 1996 till December 2015

Changes as of 16 June 2016: None, this table is stopped.

Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of 10 March 2016 Eurostat has changed figures for the Eurozone and the European Union (EU).

Changes as of 10 December 2015 New source material has led to an adjustment of the HICP for The Netherlands in October.

When will new figures be published? Not applicable. This table is succeeded by Consumer prices; price index 2015=100. See paragraph 3.

This table includes figures on year-on-year developments of expenditure categories of the Harmonised consumer price index (HICP). This table also contains the weighting coefficient. The weighting coefficient shows how many consumers in the Netherlands spend on a product group in relation to their total expenditure.

Furthermore, the table shows the contribution and impact of HICP categories. The contributions of the separate groups add up to the total annual rate of change and show the share of price increases. The impact, on the other hand, answers the question how much higher or lower the annual rate of change would have been, if a specific category would not have been taken into account in calculation. These figures are shown for 139 product groups. Furthermore, 34 combinations of product groups (special aggregates) are displayed.

HICP figures are published every month. In addition, an annual figure is published at the end of the year. The HICP of a calendar year is calculated as the average of the indices of the twelve months of that year.

Data available from: January 2016.

Status of the figures: The HICP figures in this table are in most cases final immediately upon publication. The figures of the HICP are only marked as provisional in the second publication if it is already known at the time of publication that data are still incomplete, a revision is expected in a later month, or in special circumstances such as the corona crisis.

In most cases, all requested price information is known to Statistics Netherlands when the results are published and no adjustment is made later. However, sometimes certain price information is not available in time and the outcome can be adjusted later. HICP results can then always be revised together with the CPI results, even if they were not published as provisional in the previous month. CPI results are marked as provisional when the index figures are first published, the figures are final the following month.

Changes compared with previous version: Data on the most recent period have been added and/or adjustments have been implemented.

Changes as of 9 June 2022: The unit of the contribution to annual rate of change and the impact on the annual rate of change has been adjusted to 'percentage point'. Previously, the unit was incorrectly referred to as 'percent' in the table.

When will new figures be published? New figures will usually be published between the first and second Thursday of the month following on the reporting month.

All CPI and HICP publications are announced on the publication calendar.