Manufacturing output prices over 4 percent down in November

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that output prices of Dutch-manufactured products were on average 4.2 percent lower in November relative to one year previously. In October, the price drop was 5.3 percent year on year.

Producer prices
YearMonthchange (year-on-year % change)
December2.9
2020January2.2
2020February0.9
2020March-3.8
2020April-8
2020May-7.8
2020June-5.5
2020July-4.8
2020August-4.2
2020September-5.3
2020October-5
2020November-4.6
2020December-4.1
2021January-1.8
2021February0.9
2021March7.1
2021April12.3
2021May13.1
2021June12.6
2021July14.1
2021August15.2
2021September17.1
2021October20.5
2021November20.9
2021December19.8
2022January21.7
2022February22
2022March26.1
2022April29.1
2022May29
2022June30.5
2022July28.3
2022August25.2
2022September23.1
2022October20.8
2022November17.1
2022December14.1
2023January11.4
2023February8.2
2023March1.6
2023April-2.6
2023May-5.2
2023June-7.2
2023July-7.8
2023August-5.1
2023September-3.2
2023October-5.3
2023November-4.2

Larger year-on-year decrease in crude oil prices

Output prices are strongly affected by crude oil price developments. In November, the average price of a barrel stood at 76 euros, i.e. 15 percent less than in the same month last year. In October 2023, a barrel of North Sea Brent oil cost nearly 84 euros, 12 percent less than one year previously.

In November, prices of petroleum derivatives were down by 12.9 percent year on year, while in October they were 17.3 percent lower than one year previously. In the chemical industry as well, output prices are generally linked to crude oil price developments. Output prices of chemical products were 15.2 percent lower than they were in November 2022. In October, they were down by 16.3 percent year on year.

Producer prices manufacturing by sector*, November 2023
Category% change (year-on-year % change)
Machinery3.3
Cars2.7
Electronic products1.2
Food products0.7
Rubber and plastic-1.3
Metal products-4.3
Petroleum products-12.9
Chemical products-15.2
*Altogether, the eight industries referred to account for almost 80 percent of the total Dutch manufacturing industry

Manufacturing output prices fell in November

Relative to October, output prices fell by 1.2 percent in November. Prices on the export market decreased by 1.6 percent, while prices on the domestic market decreased by 0.8 percent.

Index producer prices
YearMonth(2015=100) (2015=100)
December106.7
2020January107
2020February106.3
2020March102.2
2020April99.1
2020May99.4
2020June100.6
2020July101.2
2020August101.1
2020September100.5
2020October100.8
2020November101.2
2020December102.3
2021January105
2021February107.2
2021March109.4
2021April111.2
2021May112.5
2021June113.3
2021July115.5
2021August116.5
2021September117.7
2021October121.4
2021November122.4
2021December122.6
2022January127.8
2022February130.7
2022March137.9
2022April143.6
2022May145.1
2022June147.8
2022July148.1
2022August145.9
2022September144.9
2022October146.6
2022November143.3
2022December139.9
2023January142.4
2023February141.4
2023March140.2
2023April139.9
2023May137.6
2023June137.2
2023July136.6
2023August138.4
2023September140.3
2023October138.9
2023November137.2