Manufacturing output prices 0.4 percent higher in March

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were 0.4 percent higher on average in March 2025 relative to one year previously. In February, prices were 1.4 percent higher year on year.

Larger year-on-year decrease in crude oil prices

Output prices are generally strongly influenced by the price of crude oil. In March 2025, the average price of a barrel of North Sea Brent crude stood at 66 euros, over 15 percent lower than in March 2024. In February 2025, a barrel of crude cost nearly 72 euros, nearly 5 percent less than in February 2024.

Year on year, prices for petroleum derivatives were down by 11.4 percent in March, while in February they were down by 8.0 percent. Output prices in the chemical sector also tend to track the price of crude oil. In March 2025, output prices for chemical products were 1.2 percent lower than they were in March 2024. In February, those prices were up by 1.1 percent year on year.

Manufacturing output prices down on February

Output prices fell by 0.5 percent in March compared to February. Prices on the export market fell by 0.3 percent, while on the domestic market prices were down by 0.8 percent.

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