Inflation in Netherlands drops to 4.4% in March

In March, energy prices were 36.5 per cent cheaper than in the same month last year, while motor fuels were 20.8 per cent cheaper, CBS said in a press release.

According to the European Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 4.5 per cent more expensive in March than in the same month last year, down from 8.9 per cent in February. Inflation in the euro area fell from 8.5 per cent in February to 6.9 per cent in March.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KD)