Inflation has been very high for some time because the prices for gas and electricity have risen sharply. But those higher energy costs are also increasingly affecting food prices.
The figure according to the harmonized European method is always higher than the own method of the Dutch statistical office. That figure won’t be released until next week. This includes keeping track of housing costs, such as rents. The European method does not take this into account. The European method was devised to make it easier to compare the inflation of different countries.