GDP components · Netherlands

Netherlands Household Consumption YoY

The Netherlands Household Consumption YoY is one part of the national accounts of the Netherlands: what households spend, what businesses invest, what they earn, or how productive workers are.

Importance
Low
Released
Monthly
Next release
Currency
EUR · euro
Central bank
The European Central Bank (with De Nederlandsche Bank)

Latest figures

The latest release for AUG, published on 8 October 2026, came in at 2.1%, up from 1.2% the time before.

Over the last 12 releases it ranged from -0.5% to 2.1%, averaging 0.9%.

Nov 2025: 0.8%Dec 2025: 0.8%Jan 2026: 0.5%Feb 2026: 0.8%Mar 2026: 0%Apr 2026: -0.5%May 2026: 0.9%Jun 2026: 1%Jul 2026: 1.8%Aug 2026: 1.7%Sep 2026: 1.2%Oct 2026: 2.1% Nov 2025Oct 2026
Actual results; the short line on a bar marks the consensus.
ReleasedForActualConsensusPrevious
8 Oct 2026AUG2.1%–1.2%
9 Sep 2026JUL1.2%–1.7%
6 Aug 2026JUN1.7%–2.2% ®
8 Jul 2026MAY1.8%–1%
9 Jun 2026APR1%–0.9%
6 May 2026MAR0.9%–-0.5%
9 Apr 2026FEB-0.5%–-0.3% ®
10 Mar 2026JAN0%–0.8%
6 Feb 2026DEC0.8%–0.9% ®
8 Jan 2026NOV0.5%–0.9% ®
9 Dec 2025OCT0.8%–0.8%
7 Nov 2025SEP0.8%–1.3% ®

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Why it matters

GDP's headline hides its drivers. Household spending is usually the largest part of demand; investment is the most cyclical and tells you about firms' confidence; productivity and labour costs decide whether growth can continue without inflation.

How it is calculated

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) estimates each component from surveys, tax and trade data, after inflation where noted ("real").

What changes mean

  • Strong spending with weak income growth cannot last: watch the savings rate.
  • Productivity growth lets wages rise without pushing up prices; unit labour costs show the opposite.

Higher than expected: A stronger figure than expected points to a healthier economy: it usually supports the euro and local stocks, and can push bond yields up.

Lower than expected: A weaker figure than expected points to slowing activity: the euro tends to soften and markets price in lower rates.

A short history

The components follow the expenditure approach to GDP set out by Keynesian economics in the 1930s and standardised in the System of National Accounts.

Questions

What is the Netherlands Household Consumption YoY?

The Netherlands Household Consumption YoY is one part of the national accounts of the Netherlands: what households spend, what businesses invest, what they earn, or how productive workers are.

What was the latest Netherlands Household Consumption YoY?

2.1% for AUG, published on 8 October 2026.

When is the next Netherlands Household Consumption YoY?

On Friday 6 November 2026 at 05:30 UTC.

Educational content only, not investment advice. Figures are the published results as recorded by our calendar; market reactions described are typical, not guaranteed.