The Costs for Daily Life in August Were on Average 2.8 percent Higher Compared to Last Year. Food, Drink and Tobacco in the Privious Are Rising in Price. Yet the cost increase in Fourteen Months Has Not Been As Low As in August.
Food, Drink and Tobacco Together Became 3.7 percent More Expective, Accordance to the Quick Estimate from Statistics Agency CBS. Energy, which also includes Fuel, Became 1.6 percent more Expendive.
More Details About Product Groups Will Be Published in A Week. The CBS Makes This Calculation Based On Incomplete Data, But Usually The Inflation Figure Corresponds to the Definitive Figure.
The Average Inflation Figure of 2.8 percent is Lower Than In The Past Fourteen Months. In May 2024, Prices had risen by 2.7 percent compared to the same months a year earlier. You can see the development of inflation in the graph Below.
Almost European Standard Achieved
Dutch Inflation Based on the European Calculation Method was 2.4 percent last month. In July it was 2.5 percent. The European Calculation Method is Slightly Different from that of the CBS.
The European Central Bank (ECB) AIMS TO KEEP Inflation no higher than 2 percent. In July, this Been had Achieved on Average Across the Countries. Later in The Day, Statistics Agency Eurostat Will Release a Quick Estimate for the Eurozone for the Month of August.