Personal Spending in Netherlands increased 1.70 percent in October of 2019 over the previous month. Personal Spending in Netherlands averaged 0.75 percent from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 4.30 percent in April of 2006 and a record low of -3.10 percent in May of 2009. In the Netherlands, Household Consumption YoY measures the year-on-year change of consumption expenditure by households. Consumption expenditure includes all voluntary expenditure on goods and services by private individuals and households. It does not include compulsory expenditure such as taxes. Services is the most important sector and accounts for 58 percent of total consumption. The biggest segments within Services are housing; financial and business services; transport, communication services; and medical services and welfare. Consumption of goods account for the remaining 42 percent, in particular durable consumer goods (15 percent) and food, beverages and tobacco (15 percent). This page provides – Netherlands Consumer Spending MoM- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.