Manufacturing output prices almost 22 percent up in February

More recent figures are available on this topic. View the latest figures here.
© Hollandse Hoogte / Lex van Lieshout
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports for February 2022 that prices of Dutch-manufactured products were up by an average of 21.8 percent year on year. Dutch-manufactured products were 21.7 percent up year on year in the previous month.

Producer prices
YearMonthchange (year-on-year % change)
2018March0.6
2018April1
2018May3.7
2018June5
2018July5.4
2018August5.2
2018September4.8
2018October5.3
2018November2.7
2018December0.6
2019January1
2019February2.1
2019March2.6
2019April3.3
2019May2
2019June0.4
2019July0.1
2019August-0.8
2019September-0.7
2019October-1.5
2019November0.2
2019December2.9
2020January2.2
2020February0.9
2020March-3.8
2020April-8
2020May-7.8
2020June-5.5
2020July-4.8
2020August-4.2
2020September-5.3
2020October-5
2020November-4.6
2020December-4.1
2021January-1.8
2021February0.9
2021March7.1
2021April12.3
2021May13.1
2021June12.6
2021July14.1
2021August15.2
2021September17.1
2021October20.5
2021November21
2021December19.9
2022January21.7
2022February21.8

Smaller increase in crude oil price

Output prices are strongly affected by crude oil price developments. In February 2022, a barrel of North Sea Brent oil cost almost 83 euros, i.e. approximately 61 percent more than one year previously. The crude oil price was 75.5 euros on average in January, i.e. over 66 percent higher than in the same month last year.

In February, prices of petroleum derivatives were up by 67.1 percent year on year; they were up by 69.3 percent in January. In the chemical industry as well, output prices are generally linked to crude oil price developments. Output prices of chemical products were 42.9 percent higher in February than in the same month of the previous year. In January, prices were up by 45.1 percent year on year.

Prices in almost all of the manufacturing industries increased year on year in February 2022.

Producer prices manufacturing by sector*, February 2022
Category% change (year-on-year % change)
Petroleum products67.1
Chemical products42.9
Rubber and plastic17.3
Food products15.3
Metal products13.9
Machinery4.5
Electronic products3.8
Cars2.4
*Altogether, the eight industries referred to account for almost 80 percent of the total Dutch manufacturing industry

Prices of manufactured products rose in February

Relative to January, manufacturing output prices rose by 2.1 percent in February. They increased by 2.5 percent on the domestic market and by 1.9 percent on the export market.

Index producer prices
YearMonth(2015=100) (2015=100)
2018March103.5
2018April104.2
2018May105.7
2018June106.1
2018July106.2
2018August106.4
2018September107.1
2018October107.7
2018November105.9
2018December103.7
2019January104.7
2019February105.3
2019March106.2
2019April107.7
2019May107.9
2019June106.5
2019July106.3
2019August105.5
2019September106.1
2019October106
2019November106.1
2019December106.7
2020January107
2020February106.3
2020March102.2
2020April99.1
2020May99.4
2020June100.6
2020July101.2
2020August101.1
2020September100.5
2020October100.8
2020November101.2
2020December102.3
2021January105
2021February107.2
2021March109.4
2021April111.2
2021May112.5
2021June113.3
2021July115.5
2021August116.5
2021September117.7
2021October121.4
2021November122.4
2021December122.7
2022January127.8
2022February130.5