THE HAGUE (ANP) – Inflation in the Netherlands amounted to 2.7 percent in April, compared to 3.1 percent in March. The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reports this in a final figure that corresponds to a quick estimate. According to Statistics Netherlands, this decrease is mainly due to lower prices for stays in bungalow parks.
Statistics Netherlands states that around public holidays and during holidays, the prices of tourism services are higher because more people go on holiday. Because Easter fell early this year and the May holidays came late, April had fewer vacation days than last year.
As a result, prices for a stay in bungalow parks in April this year were on average lower than last year. A stay was on average 5.2 percent cheaper than in the same month last year, while in March it was still 16 percent more expensive than a year earlier.
Dutch inflation based on the European harmonized calculation method was 2.6 percent in April. This calculation method is slightly different from that of Statistics Netherlands. The method agreed within the European Union to measure inflation does not take into account the costs of living in your own home.
