Dutch manufacturing output prices 0.1% lower in October: CBS

Output prices generally reflect the price of crude oil. In October 2025, a barrel of crude cost €55 (~$63.80), down by over 20 per cent year on year. In September 2025, the average price of a barrel of North Sea Brent crude stood at over €57 (~$66.17), down by over 12 per cent year-on-year.

Prices for petroleum derivatives were down by 5.7 per cent in October, year on year, while in September they were up by 0.1 per cent. 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 per cent lower than they were in October 2024. In September, they were down by 4.0 per cent year on year, CBS said in a press release.

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

ALCHEMPro News Desk (RR)