9.4% inflation expected for Netherlands in 2022
NL TimesThe average inflation in the Netherlands will be 9.4 percent this year, the European Commission expects. According to the daily management of the EU, inflation will drop to an annual average of 3.3 percent, but economic growth will remain limited to 1 percent. The Commission estimates inflation in 2023 at 4 percent for all euro countries and adjusted economic growth downwards, from 2.3 percent in May to 1.4 percent now. The uncertainties caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine about, for example, gas deliveries this winter and rising energy and food prices make forecasting difficult, the European Commission acknowledged in its annual summer forecast. Strong countries like Germany and France cannot escape rising inflation, which erodes citizens’ purchasing power, said European Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni.