Industry prices continue to rise as oil becomes more expensive
Dutch manufacturers sold their products at an average 8.3 per cent higher price in September than a year earlier.
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Output prices in Dutch industry continued to rise in September. Higher oil prices were the main driver, according to new figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
Industrial products from the Netherlands were on average 8.3 per cent more expensive in September than in September 2025. In August, the year-on-year increase was still 6.9 per cent. Compared with August, prices rose by 1.3 per cent in September.
The trend is closely linked to the oil price. A barrel of North Sea Brent cost an average of almost €87 in September, 53 per cent more than a year earlier. In August, the average price was above €76. CBS links this to the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, which has driven up oil prices since March.
The sharpest increase was seen in petroleum products. They were 75.4 per cent more expensive in September than a year earlier. Prices also rose sharply in the chemical industry, by 14.9 per cent. The increase was 9.1 per cent for plastics and rubber, and 4.5 per cent for metal products.
Not all industrial products became more expensive. Machinery rose by 1.2 per cent and electrical products by 0.7 per cent. Cars were 0.4 per cent cheaper than a year earlier. Food prices fell by 4.1 per cent.
CBS measures the prices industrial producers receive for goods they sell domestically and abroad. The figures therefore do not directly show how much consumers pay in shops. Companies may pass on some of their higher costs, but they may also adjust their margins or allow contracts to take effect with a delay.
On foreign markets, Dutch industrial prices rose by 1.7 per cent in September compared with August. On the domestic market, the increase was 0.9 per cent. The figures therefore mainly indicate that price pressure in the production chain has risen again; they are not a direct forecast of inflation in the coming months.
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- confirmed Output prices in Dutch industry rose by 8.3 per cent year on year in September. — The main figure from the CBS publication. source
- confirmed A barrel of North Sea Brent cost an average of almost €87 in September. — Oil price cited by CBS. source
- confirmed Petroleum products became 75.4 per cent more expensive and food products 4.1 per cent cheaper. — CBS table of business sectors. source
Editor's note
The figures come from the new CBS publication for September 2026. The effect on consumer prices was not measured directly and has therefore not been presented as a fact.Sources
- Afzetprijzen industrie ruim 8 procent hoger in september — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
- Manufacturing output prices nearly 8 percent higher in September — Statistics Netherlands
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