Manufacturing output prices 1 percent lower in April

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were 1.0 percent lower, on average in April 2025 relative to one year previously. In March, prices were 0.4 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 April 2025, a barrel of crude cost 59 euros, nearly 29 percent less than in April 2024. 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.

Year on year, prices for petroleum derivatives were down by 21.0 percent in April, while in March they were down by 11.4 percent. Output prices in the chemical sector also tend to track the price of crude oil. In April 2025, output prices for chemical products were 3.8 percent lower than they were in April 2024. In March, they were down by 1.1 percent year on year.

Manufacturing output prices down on March

Output prices fell by 0.7 percent in April compared to March. Prices on the export market fell by 0.8 percent, while on the domestic market prices were down by 0.6 percent.

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