International Trade in Goods Price Indices - August 2026

Export prices
In month-on-month comparison, export prices increased by 0.7% (after exchange rate adjustment by 0.9%). Significantly, prices increased in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’, ‘coke and refined petroleum products’ and ‘textiles’ by 18.6%, 8.2% and 1.3%, respectively. The biggest decrease was recorded in ‘waste collection, treatment and disposal services’ by 2.1% and in ‘products of forestry, logging and related services’ by 1.6%.

In year-on-year comparison, export prices increased by 3.9% (after exchange rate adjustment by 5.0%). The prices increased significantly in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning, ‘coke and refined petroleum products’ and in ‘waste collection, treatment and disposal services’, by 49.7%, 48.3% and 12.8%, respectively. Significantly, prices decreased in ‘food products’ by 7.3% and in ‘furniture’ by 3.3%.

Import prices
In month-on-month comparison, import prices increased by 0.5% (after exchange rate adjustment by 0.8%). Significantly, prices increased in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’, ‘coke and refined petroleum products’ and in ‘crude petroleum and natural gas’, by 25.4%, 6.4% and 4.2%, respectively. The biggest decrease was recorded in ‘wearing apparel’ by 3.5% and in ‘leather and related products’ by 1.8%.

In year-on-year comparison, import prices increased by 5.8% (after exchange rate adjustment by 6.9%). The prices increased significantly in ‘coke and refined petroleum products’, ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ and in ‘crude petroleum and natural gas’ by 71.2%, 65.3% and 33.4%, respectively. The biggest decrease was recorded in ‘food products’ by 10.9% and in ‘wearing apparel’ by 5.5%.

“Despite the year-on-year of appreciation of the koruna exchange rate against the euro and the dollar, export and import prices in August increased by 3.9% and 5.8%, respectively. In month-on-month comparison, the sharpest increase was recorded in electricity prices, in export by 18.6% and in import by 25.4%, respectively,” Vladimír Klimeš, Head of the Industrial and International Trade Prices Statistics Unit of the Czech Statistical Office, noted.

The terms of trade
In month-on-month comparison, the terms of trade reached the value of 100.1% (99.5% in July). Significant positive value reached ‘textiles’ (102.0%) and negative value reached ‘electricity’ (94.6%).

In year-on-year comparison, the terms of trade reached the value of 98.2% (97.8% in July). Significant negative value reached ‘coke and refined petroleum products’ (86.7%) and positive value reached ‘textiles’ (110.3%).

Change in the publication of News Releases from 2027
As of the reference period of January 2027, the Export and Import Price Indices (code 013014-26) will be published as part of the News Release on International Trade in Goods (including price development), code 241018-27. This relocation will enable an earlier release date of the data, while simultaneously allowing for the publication of related statistics at the same time. The first release in the new format will take place on 9 March 2027.