Annual rate of change CPI; since 1963

Annual rate of change CPI; since 1963

Periods Annual rate of change (%)
2021 March 1.9
2021 April 1.9
2021 May 2.1
2021 June 2.0
2021 July 1.4
2021 August 2.4
2021 September 2.7
2021 October 3.4
2021 November 5.2
2021 December 5.7
2021 2.7
2022 January 6.4
2022 February 6.2
2022 March 9.7
2022 April 9.6
2022 May 8.8
2022 June 8.6
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures on the Netherlands’ consumer price index (CPI). The CPI measures changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by households in the Netherlands for their own consumption.

The table contains the annual rates of change of the CPI from the moment they were first published. The annual rate of change of the CPI is known as the inflation. It also shows the annual rate of change of the derived CPI. This is the CPI that excludes the effect of changes in the rates of product-related taxes (e.g., VAT or excise taxes). As such, the price index approximates what the price change would be if tax rates had remained the same.

CPI figures are published every month. After the end of each calendar year, annual figures are also released. The index figure for a given calendar year is calculated as the average of the indices for the twelve months in that year.

Data available from: January 1963

Status of the figures:
When the figures for a given reporting month are published for the first time, they are provisional. The final figure is published in the second publication for the same month. Any differences between the provisional and final figures are due to additional source data.

Changes compared to the previous version include:
Data for a new period has been added and/or adjustments have been made.

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

All CPI publication dates are shown in the publication calendar (see paragraph 3).

Description topics

Annual rate of change
The annual rate of change is the change in prices of consumer goods and services in a certain month compared with the same month in the previous year. This answers the question: by how much has the consumer prices increased or decreased for an average Dutch household in the last twelve months?