Manufacturing output prices virtually the same in October

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that output prices for products manufactured in the Netherlands were 0.1 percent lower in October 2025 than one year previously. In September, prices were 0.6 percent higher year on year.

Larger year-on-year decrease in crude oil prices

Output prices generally reflect the price of crude oil. In October 2025, a barrel of crude cost 55 euros, down by over 20 percent year on year. In September 2025, the average price of a barrel of North Sea Brent crude stood at over 57 euros, down by over 12 percent year on year.

Prices for petroleum derivatives were down by 5.7 percent in October, year on year, while in September they were up by 0.1 percent. Output prices in the chemical sector also tend to track the price of crude oil. In October 2025, output prices for chemical products were 3.3 percent lower than they were in October 2024. In September, they were down by 4.0 percent year on year.

Manufacturing output prices down on September

Output prices fell by 0.5 percent in October compared to September. On the export markets, prices fell by an average of 0.7 percent, on the domestic markets by 0.1 percent.

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