Manufacturing output prices the same

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were the same on average in August 2025 as one year previously. In July, prices were 0.1 percent lower year on year.

Producer prices
YearMonthchange (year-on-year % change)
2021September13.6
2021October16.3
2021November16.8
2021December16.1
2022January18
2022February18.2
2022March20.8
2022April23.5
2022May23.8
2022June24.9
2022July23.8
2022August21.7
2022September19.9
2022October18.1
2022November15.5
2022December13.3
2023January11.1
2023February8.7
2023March4
2023April0.2
2023May-1.9
2023June-3.7
2023July-5.2
2023August-3.2
2023September-1.5
2023October-3.2
2023November-2.6
2023December-1.9
2024January-2.9
2024February-1.7
2024March-0.8
2024April-0.1
2024May0.3
2024June0.6
2024July1
2024August-0.5
2024September-2.1
2024October-1.1
2024November0.2
2024December1.3
2025January1.9
2025February1.5
2025March0.6
2025April-0.9
2025May-0.6
2025June-0.3
2025July-0.1
2025August0

Smaller year-on-year decrease in crude oil prices

Output prices are generally strongly influenced by the price of crude oil. In August 2025, a barrel of crude cost nearly 58 euros, over 19 percent less than in August 2024. In July 2025, the average price of a barrel of North Sea Brent crude stood at over 59 euros, over 23 percent lower than in July 2024.

Year on year, prices for petroleum derivatives were down by 10.4 percent in August, while in July they were down by 12.9 percent. Output prices in the chemical sector also tend to track the price of crude oil. In August 2025, output prices for chemical products were 3.7 percent lower than they were in August 2024. In July, they were down by 3.6 percent year on year.

Producer prices manufacturing by sector*, August 2025
Category% change (year-on-year % change)
Cars4.1
Food products3.2
Machinery1.3
Rubber and plastic1.2
Metal products0.9
Electronic products-0.5
Chemical products-3.7
Petroleum products-10.4
*Altogether, the eight industries referred to account for almost 75 percent of the total Dutch manufacturing industry

Manufacturing output prices down on July

Output prices fell by 0.4 percent in August compared to July. On both the export and domestic markets, prices fell by an average of 0.4 percent.

Index producer prices
YearMonth(2015=100) (2021=100)
2021September102.3
2021October104.8
2021November105.6
2021December105.8
2022January109.9
2022February111.7
2022March116.2
2022April120.6
2022May121.8
2022June123.8
2022July125
2022August123.7
2022September122.7
2022October123.9
2022November121.9
2022December119.9
2023January122.2
2023February121.5
2023March120.8
2023April120.9
2023May119.6
2023June119.2
2023July118.6
2023August119.7
2023September120.8
2023October119.9
2023November118.8
2023December117.6
2024January118.6
2024February119.4
2024March119.9
2024April120.8
2024May119.9
2024June119.9
2024July119.7
2024August119.1
2024September118.3
2024October118.5
2024November119
2024December119.2
2025January120.9
2025February121.2
2025March120.6
2025April119.7
2025May119.2
2025June119.5
2025July119.6
2025August119