AMSTERDAM, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Inflation in the Netherlands dropped to 3% in August, its lowest level in two years, a first estimate published by national statistics agency CBS on Thursday showed.
Inflation was mainly driven by food prices, which were 10% higher this month than a year ago, while energy prices on average were 28.6% lower than in August 2022.
Consumer prices in the euro zone’s fifth-largest economy on average rose 4.6% in July. Inflation in the Netherlands peaked at 14.5% in September last year.
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