Inflation is expected to cool down significantly, mainly due to falling energy prices, according to Rabobank economist Stefan Groot. However, he said that the prices for food and groceries are not expected to drop quickly but rather stabilize.
The Dutch housing market will soon be in equilibrium. This is because mortgage rates are rising, while house prices are in turn falling. If mortgage rates remain unchanged, real estate prices will rise again next year, according to real estate consultancy CBRE, de Telegraaf reports.
Inflation in 2022 could have been 2.2 percent lower if companies had only raised prices to what was absolutely necessary because of the increased costs, according to a Rabobank study. This could well indicate grabflation - companies secretly driving up prices more than necessary in times of crisis to improve profits - but it could also have other causes, the bank said.