Dutch inflation rises to 3.7 percent, diesel up 45 percent on last year

Inflation in the Netherlands rose to 3.7 percent in October, from 3.4 percent in September. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) published the figure as a flash estimate. The regular figures for October follow on 10 November.

Energy, including motor fuels, cost 14.4 percent more in October than a year earlier, compared with 13.8 percent in September. No other product group in the estimate rose as sharply.

Diesel rises the most

CBS does not list fuel separately in the estimate. Its daily figures for pump prices do show how sharply fuel has risen. Grenshopper compared the average for 1 to 26 October with the average for October last year. Diesel became 45 percent more expensive, Euro95 petrol 24 percent and LPG 27 percent.

That has turned the gap between diesel and petrol around. In October 2025, diesel was on average almost 24 cents per litre cheaper than Euro95. On 26 October, the latest day in the data, diesel was 15.6 cents more expensive. Since 10 September, the daily figures show diesel costing more than Euro95 on every day.

The fall in prices in October also largely passed diesel by. Between 12 and 24 October, Euro95 dropped by 15 cents per litre on average, diesel by 2 cents.

What this means for you

If you drive a diesel, you feel the increase the most. At these prices, every difference per litre between stations weighs more heavily on your budget. That makes it worth checking where you fill up for each trip. Grenshopper works this out for you, across the border too.