Inflation in the Netherlands rises to almost 12 percent
Prices in the Netherlands have risen extremely fast since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), inflation rose to almost 12 percent last month. A month earlier this was still more than 7 percent.
The statistical office released the figure following the announcement of eurozone inflation by the European statistics office Eurostat later in the day. The European harmonized method was used, which was created to allow a good comparison of inflation data from different European countries. The calculation differs slightly from the normal way in which Statistics Netherlands calculates inflation. Those regular figures will not be published until April 7.
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