Dutch manufacturing output prices climb 5.8% in May 2026

Output prices for products manufactured in the Netherlands were 5.8 per cent higher year on year (YoY) in May 2026, accelerating from a 4.8 per cent increase in April, according to the Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The rise points to a firmer cost backdrop in Dutch manufacturing for buyers tracking European supply prices.Oil prices were nearly 56 per cent higher in May than a year earlier, and noted that manufacturing output prices generally move in line with crude oil prices. It linked the rise in output prices to higher oil prices related to the geopolitical situation in the Middle East. In April, crude prices were up by more than 47 per cent YoY, CBS said in a press release.

Netherlands manufacturing output prices rose 5.8 per cent YoY in May 2026, after a 4.8 per cent rise in April.
Oil prices were nearly 56 per cent higher than a year earlier, with CBS linking output-price moves to crude oil trends.
Chemical product output prices increased 18.9 per cent, giving sourcing teams another European input-cost signal.

Prices for petroleum derivatives increased 46.7 per cent YoY in May, compared with 48.2 per cent in April. Output prices for chemical products, which also tend to track crude oil with a lag, were 18.9 per cent higher than in May 2025, after an 11.1 per cent annual increase in April.

On a monthly basis, Dutch manufacturing output prices rose 0.6 per cent in May from April. Export-market prices increased 0.4 per cent month on month (MoM), while domestic-market prices were up 0.9 per cent.

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