The inflation forecasts from June 2024 until the end of 2025 produced by the Federal Planning Bureau are based on observations until May 2024 from Statbel. These forecasts take into account the futures quotes of 21 May 2024. The oil price should amount to 83 dollars per barrel in 2024 and 79 dollars per barrel in 2025. The exchange rate of the euro should be 1.09 dollar per euro in 2024 and 1.11 dollar per euro in 2025.
On the basis of these inflation forecasts, average consumer price inflation should be 3.1% in 2024 and 2.0% in 2025, compared to 4.06% in 2023 and 9.59% in 2022. The average growth rate of the so-called 'health price index', which is used for the price indexation of wages, social benefits and house-rent, should be 3.1% in 2024 and 2.0% in 2025, compared to 4.33% in 2023 and 9.25% in 2022.
In April 2024, the pivotal index for social benefits and public sector wages was last exceeded. As a result, social benefits were adjusted (by 2%) to the higher cost of living in May 2024 and public sector wages will follow suit in June 2024. According to our monthly forecasts for the 'health price index', the following pivotal index (130.67) should be reached in February 2025. As a result, social benefits should be adjusted (by 2%) to the higher cost of living in March 2025 and public sector wages should follow suit in April 2025.
Next update: 2 July 2024 at 2 p.m.
Conversion coefficients
National consumer price index
To convert an index with base year 2013 to base year 2004, the starting value has to be multiplied by 1.2240.
To convert an index with base year 2004 to base year 2013, the starting value has to be multiplied by 0.8170.
Health index
To convert an index with base year 2013 to base year 2004, the starting value has to be multiplied by 1.2077.
To convert an index with base year 2004 to base year 2013, the starting value has to be multiplied by 0.8280.
National consumer price index (2025)
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index (base year 2013) | 133.95 | 134.07 | 134.16 | 134.29 | 134.35 | 134.37 | 134.69 | 134.96 | 134.65 | 134.85 | 135.16 | 135.18 |
| Growth rates (%) (1) | 2.98 | 2.34 | 1.84 | 2.43 | 2.11 | 1.90 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.56 | 1.56 |
(1) Change (%) compared to same month of previous year.Orange labels are forecasting estimations by the Federal Planning Bureau.
Health index and smoothed health index (2025)
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health index (base year 2013) | 133.89 | 133.98 | 134.17 | 134.28 | 134.31 | 134.40 | 134.82 | 135.03 | 134.50 | 135.03 | 135.12 | 135.32 |
| Growth rates (%) (1) | 2.84 | 2.31 | 1.84 | 2.62 | 2.20 | 1.99 | 1.88 | 1.86 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.69 |
| Smoothed health index (2) | 130.47 | 130.78 | 131.10 | 131.40 | 131.50 | 131.60 | 131.76 | 131.95 | 131.99 | 132.15 | 132.22 | 132.29 |
(1) Change (%) compared to same month of previous year.Orange labels are forecasting estimations by the Federal Planning Bureau.
(2) The smoothed health index is calculated as the four-month moving average of the health index multiplied by 0.98.
National consumer price index (2024)
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index (base year 2013) | 130.08 | 131.01 | 131.73 | 131.10 | 131.58 | 131.86 | 132.33 | 132.64 | 132.45 | 132.70 | 133.08 | 133.10 |
| Growth rates (%) (1) | 1.75 | 3.20 | 3.18 | 3.37 | 3.36 | 3.74 | 3.27 | 2.73 | 3.29 | 3.13 | 3.25 | 2.82 |
(1) Change (%) compared to same month of previous year.Orange labels are forecasting estimations by the Federal Planning Bureau.
Health index and smoothed health index (2024)
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health index (base year 2013) | 130.19 | 130.95 | 131.75 | 130.85 | 131.42 | 131.78 | 132.33 | 132.57 | 132.14 | 132.71 | 132.87 | 133.07 |
| Growth rates (%) (1) | 1.71 | 3.22 | 3.09 | 3.28 | 3.20 | 3.69 | 3.21 | 2.91 | 3.62 | 3.44 | 3.36 | 2.73 |
| Smoothed health index (2) | 126.56 | 127.21 | 127.99 | 128.32 | 128.62 | 128.82 | 128.96 | 129.38 | 129.56 | 129.79 | 129.92 | 130.04 |
(1) Change (%) compared to same month of previous year.Orange labels are forecasting estimations by the Federal Planning Bureau.
(2) The smoothed health index is calculated as the four-month moving average of the health index multiplied by 0.98.
National consumer price index (2023)
| 2023 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index (base year 2013) | 127.84 | 126.95 | 127.67 | 126.82 | 127.30 | 127.11 | 128.14 | 129.12 | 128.23 | 128.67 | 128.89 | 129.45 |
| Growth rates (%) (1) | 8.05 | 6.62 | 6.67 | 5.60 | 5.20 | 4.15 | 4.14 | 4.09 | 2.39 | 0.36 | 0.76 | 1.35 |
(1) Change (%) compared to same month of previous year.
Health index and smoothed health index (2023)
| 2023 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health index (base year 2013) | 128.00 | 126.86 | 127.80 | 126.70 | 127.35 | 127.09 | 128.22 | 128.82 | 127.52 | 128.30 | 128.55 | 129.53 |
| Growth rates (%) (1) | 8.28 | 6.84 | 7.35 | 5.95 | 5.90 | 5.02 | 4.80 | 4.16 | 2.08 | 0.30 | 0.87 | 1.28 |
| Smoothed health index (2) | 125.26 | 125.00 | 125.08 | 124.79 | 124.63 | 124.69 | 124.79 | 125.31 | 125.35 | 125.65 | 125.73 | 125.91 |
(1) Change (%) compared to same month of previous year.
(2) The smoothed health index is calculated as the four-month moving average of the health index multiplied by 0.98.
National consumer price index (2022)
| 2022 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index (base year 2013) | 118.32 | 119.07 | 119.69 | 120.09 | 121.01 | 122.04 | 123.05 | 124.05 | 125.24 | 128.21 | 127.92 | 127.72 |
| Growth rates (%) (1) | 7.59 | 8.04 | 8.31 | 8.31 | 8.97 | 9.65 | 9.62 | 9.94 | 11.27 | 12.27 | 10.63 | 10.35 |
(1) Change (%) compared to same month of previous year.
Health index and smoothed health index (2022)
| 2022 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health index (base year 2013) | 118.21 | 118.74 | 119.05 | 119.59 | 120.25 | 121.02 | 122.35 | 123.68 | 124.92 | 127.92 | 127.44 | 127.89 |
| Growth rates (%) (1) | 7.12 | 7.56 | 7.68 | 7.81 | 8.34 | 8.72 | 9.07 | 9.70 | 11.25 | 12.27 | 10.63 | 10.63 |
| Smoothed health index (2) | 113.42 | 114.60 | 115.54 | 116.52 | 117.02 | 117.58 | 118.39 | 119.39 | 120.53 | 122.22 | 123.47 | 124.50 |
(1) Change (%) compared to same month of previous year.
(2) The smoothed health index is calculated as the four-month moving average of the health index multiplied by 0.98.
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