Producer price indices - February 2026

“Prices of industrial and agricultural producers continued in the year-on-year decreases in February.  Prices in industry fell Industrial producer prices fell almost by 3 percent and prices in agriculture went down mildly over 8 percent. Construction work prices grew by 2.7% and service producer prices in the business sphere by 3.4%,” noted Vladimir Klimes, head of Industrial and International Trade Prices Statistics Unit of CZSO.

Agricultural producer prices decreased by 1.6% m-o-m. Falling were prices of oilseeds (-0.2%), cereals (-0.5%), potatoes (‑1.4%), eggs (-4.6%), pigs for slaughter (‑5.4%), milk (-6.3%) and fruit (-10.0%). Growth was recorded in prices of vegetables (+5.3%) and cattle for slaughter (+0.5%). Y‑o‑y, agricultural producer prices decreased by 8.1% (-5.8% in January). In crop production, prices fell by 14.4%. Lower were prices of fruit (-40.2%), potatoes (‑26.7%), vegetables (-21.6%), cereals (-15.1%) and oilseeds (-9.2%). In animal production, prices went down by 1.5%. Prices decreased for pigs for slaughter (‑18.1%) and milk (-11.8%). Increase occurred in prices of cattle for slaughter (+32.5%), eggs (+20.4%) and poultry (+11.8%).

Prices of industrial producers increased by 0.1% m-o-m. Prices rose particularly in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Prices grew in ‘basic metals’ (+0.8%) and ‘other non-metallic mineral products’ (+0.5%). Lower were prices in ‘food products’ (-1.2%), thereof ‘dairy products’ (-3.4%) and ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (-1.8%). Higher were prices in ‘bakery and farinaceous products’ (+0.2%). Prices fell in ‘motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers’ (-0.2%) and ‘beverages’ (-0.7%). Prices of industrial producers decreased by 2.9% y-o-y (-3.0% in January). Prices went down in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (-7.1%). Prices fell considerably in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Prices were lower in ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (-10.4%) and ‘food products’ (-2.9%). Of this, prices went down in ‘dairy products’ (-12.5%) and ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (-0.8%) and went up in ‘bakery and farinaceous products’ (+0.3%). Prices grew in ‘wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture’ (+10.1%), ‘repair and installation services of machinery and equipment’ (+3.8%) and ‘other non-metallic mineral products’ (+2.2%). Among the main industrial groupings, prices of ‘energy’ (-7.4%), ‘non-durable consumer goods’ (-1.5%) and ‘intermediate goods’ (-1.0%) went down y-o-y. Prices of ‘durable consumer goods’ (+1.7%) went up. Prices of industrial producers excluding energy were lower by 0.9% (-0.8% in January).

Construction work prices, as estimated, and prices of materials and products used in construction both increased by 0.5% m-o-m. According to the estimate, construction work prices rose by 2.7% y‑o‑y (as in January). Prices of materials and products used in the construction were higher by 1.9% y-o-y (+1.5% in January).

Service producer prices in the business sphere increased by 1.5% m-o-m. Rising were prices of ‘advertising and market research services’ (+18.0%), ‘programming and broadcasting services’ (+17.3%), ‘motion picture, video and television programme production services, sound recording and music publishing’ (+4.1%), ‘security and investigation services’ (+2.5%) and ‘telecommunication services’ (+1.2%). Prices went down for ‘information services’ (-3.3%). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services rose by 0.3%. Service producer prices in the business sphere grew by 3.4% y-o‑y (+3.6% in January). Prices rose for ‘advertising and market research services’ (+19.0%), ‘programming and broadcasting services’ (+13.5%), ‘employment services’ (+6.4%) and ‘motion picture, video and television programme production services, sound recording and music publishing’ (+6.3%). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services, increased by 2.3% (+2.7% in January).

Industrial producer prices in the EU – January 2026 (preliminary data)

According to the Eurostat News Releases, industrial producer prices rose in January by 0.8% in EU27 (in December they fell by 0.4%), m-o-m. The highest monthly increases were recorded in Estonia (+13.7%), Bulgaria (+7.1%) and Finland (+6.9%). Prices remained stable in Austria. The largest decreases were observed in Cyprus (-0.9%), Czechia (-0.7%), Germany and Slovakia (-0.6% both) and Poland (-0.3%). Industrial producer prices went down in January by 1.9% (in December they fell by 1.9%) in EU27, y-o-y. The largest annual decreases were recorded in Ireland (-6.9%), Luxembourg (-5.2%) and Denmark (-3.5%). Prices went down in Czechia and Austria (-3.0% both), Germany (-2.9%), Poland (-2.4%) and Slovakia (-1.3%). The highest increases were observed in Estonia (+11.9%), Bulgaria (+11.7%) and Romania (+9.3%).