Business cycle surveys - January 2026

At the beginning of 2026, confidence in the economy increased m-o-m in selected services (+1.3 points), more moderately in industry (+0.5 points) and in trade (+0.3 points). Compared to December, business confidence declined only in the construction sector (-4.7 points).

Consumer confidence declined m-o-m. The confidence indicator fell by 2.8 points to 108.2. The share of consumers expecting the overall economic situation in Czechia to deteriorate over the next twelve months increased compared to December. The share of households expecting their financial situation to improve over the next twelve months increased slightly m-o-m. The share of respondents who assess their current financial situation as worse than in the previous twelve months also increased slightly. The number of respondents who do not plan to make any major purchases in the next twelve months increased.

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More detailed information on the development of business and consumer confidence can be found in the supplementary information to the RI business surveys.

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In January 2026, we change the base to calculate the basis index in a news release by the Czech Statistical Office. For 2026, we calculate the long-term average from January 2003 to December 2025. The long-term average is changed one a year in news release publication data in January.