The Dutch annual rate of inflation crept up to 3.3% in September, after falling to 2.8% in August, the national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. The increase is higher than economists had forecast.

Taking seasonal influences into account, such as the price of airline tickets, consumer prices fell by 0.1% in September compared with August. The definitive figure will be published later this month.

The CBS publishes two different figures for inflation. The second figure, based on EU methodology and excluding house rents, shows inflation was 3% in September.

From January 2026, the CBS will update its classification of goods and services to reflect changes in consumption, and the two indexes will be brought more into line.