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2020 April -5.8
2020 May -5.6
2020 June -4.1
2020 July -3.6
2020 August -3.3
2020 September -4
2020 October -3.8
2020 November -3.5
2020 December -3.1
2021 januari -1.3
2021 februari 0.5
2021 maart 5.2
2021 april 9.4
2021 mei 9.9
2021 juni 9.9
2021 juli 11.6
2021 augustus 12.5
2021 september 13.6
2021 oktober 16.3
2021 november 16.8
2021 december 16.1
2023 januari 18
2023 februari 18.2
2023 maart 20.8
2023 april 23.5
2023 mei 23.8
2023 juni 24.9
2023 juli 23.8
2023 augustus 21.7
2023 september 19.9
2023 oktober 18.1
2023 november 15.5
2023 december 13.3
2023 januari 11.1
2023 februari 8.7
2023 maart 4
2023 april 0.2
2023 mei -1.9
2023 juni -3.7
2023 juli -5.2
2023 augustus -3.2
2023 september -1.5
2023 oktober -3.2
2023 november -2.6
2023 december -1.9
2024 January -2.9
2024 February -1.8
2024 March -0.9

Year-on-year increase in crude oil prices

Output prices are strongly influenced by the price of crude oil. In March, the average price of a barrel of crude stood at almost 78 euros, which was over 5 percent higher than one year previously. In February, a barrel of North Sea Brent crude cost 75.5 euros, over 3 percent less than one year previously.

Year on year, prices for petroleum derivatives were down by 1.1 percent in March, while in February they were down by 2.8 percent. In the chemical sector too, output prices tend to track the price of crude oil. Output prices for chemical products were 5 percent lower than they were in March 2023. In February 2024, they were down by 8.5 percent year on year.

Machinery 4.9
Electronic products 2.5
Cars 1.3
Food products -0.5
Petroleum products -1.1
Rubber and plastic -2
Metal products -4.5
Chemical products -5
*Altogether, the eight industries referred to account for almost 80 percent of the total Dutch manufacturing industry

Manufacturing output prices rose in March

Output prices rose by 0.4 percent in March compared to February. Prices on the export market rose by 0.3 percent, while on the domestic market they rose by 0.6 percent.

2020 April 89.3
2020 May 89.5
2020 June 90.1
2020 July 90.5
2020 August 90.3
2020 September 90
2020 October 90.2
2020 November 90.5
2020 December 91.2
2021 januari 93.1
2021 februari 94.5
2021 maart 96.1
2021 april 97.6
2021 mei 98.4
2021 juni 99
2021 juli 101
2021 augustus 101.6
2021 september 102.3
2021 oktober 104.8
2021 november 105.6
2021 december 105.8
2023 januari 109.9
2023 februari 111.7
2023 maart 116.2
2023 april 120.6
2023 mei 121.8
2023 juni 123.8
2023 juli 125
2023 augustus 123.7
2023 september 122.7
2023 oktober 123.9
2023 november 121.9
2023 december 119.9
2023 januari 122.2
2023 februari 121.5
2023 maart 120.8
2023 april 120.9
2023 mei 119.6
2023 juni 119.2
2023 juli 118.6
2023 augustus 119.7
2023 september 120.8
2023 oktober 119.9
2023 november 118.8
2023 december 117.6
2024 January 118.6
2024 February 119.3
2024 March 119.8

Source of original article: Statistics Netherlands (CBS) (www.cbs.nl).
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