Producer price indices - January 2026

“Industrial producer prices fell year-on-year for the twelfth month, this time by 3.0%. Prices of agricultural producers also decreased year-on-year, by 5.8%. Construction work prices were higher by 2.7% year-on-year and service producer prices in the business sphere by 3.6%,” 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 potatoes (‑11.7%), milk (-7.6%), pigs for slaughter (‑4.0%), eggs (-3.4%), vegetables (-2.8%) and cereals (-0.9%). Growth was recorded in prices of fruit (+8.6%), cattle for slaughter (+1.5%) and oilseeds (+0.8%). Y‑o‑y, agricultural producer prices decreased by 5.8% (-2.7% in December). In crop production, prices fell by 13.2%. Lower were prices of potatoes (‑29.3%), fruit (-25.9%), vegetables (-24.0%), cereals (-12.6%) and oilseeds (-7.1%). In animal production, prices went up by 2.2%. Prices increased for cattle for slaughter (+36.0%), eggs (+21.2%) and poultry (+10.5%).

Decrease occurred in prices of pigs for slaughter (‑19.0%) and milk (-5.2%).

Prices of industrial producers decreased by 0.7% m-o-m. Prices fell in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (-3.6%) due to the waiver of the fee for supported energy sources. Lower were prices in ‘food products’ (-1.4%), thereof ‘dairy products’ (-4.5%) and ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (-0.9%). Higher were prices in ‘vegetable and animal oils and fats’ (+0.2%). Prices fell especially in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Prices rose in ‘repair and installation services of machinery and equipment’ (+2.2%), ‘natural water; water treatment and supply services’ (+3.9%) and ‘machinery and equipment n.e.c’ (+1.2%). Prices of industrial producers fell by 3.0% y-o-y (-2.1% in December). Prices went down in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (-7.4%). Prices fell considerably in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Prices were lower in ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (-9.3%) and ‘motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers’ (-2.4%). Prices decreased in ‘food products’ (-1.6%), thereof ‘dairy products’ (-9.4%) and ‘vegetable and animal oils and fats’ (-2.1%). Prices were higher in ‘bakery and farinaceous products’ (+1.4%) and ‘prepared animal feeds’ (+1.0%). On the increase were prices in ‘repair and installation services of machinery and equipment’ (+3.9%) and ‘wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture’ (+9.9%). Among the main industrial groupings, prices of ‘energy’ (-8.2%), ‘intermediate goods’ (-1.1%) and ‘non-durable consumer goods’ (-0.9%) went down y-o-y. Prices of ‘durable consumer goods’ (+2.5%) went up. Prices of industrial producers excluding energy were lower by 0.8% (-0.3% in December).

Construction work prices, as estimated, increased by 0.3% and prices of materials and products used in construction were higher by 0.7% m-o-m. According to the estimate, construction work prices rose by 2.7% y‑o‑y (+2.8% in December after updating). Prices of materials and products used in the construction were higher by 1.5% y-o-y (+1.6% in December).

Service producer prices in the business sphere decreased by 1.0% m-o-m. Prices went down for ‘programming and broadcasting services’ (-23.2%) and ‘advertising and market research services’ (-21.7%). Rising were prices of ‘motion picture, video and television programme production services, sound recording and music publishing’ (+6.9%), ‘information services’ (+3.6%), ‘postal and courier services’ (+2.8%) and ‘warehousing and support services for transportation’ (+1.3%). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services rose by 0.9%. Service producer prices in the business sphere grew by 3.6% y-o‑y (+4.0% in December). Prices rose for and ‘advertising and market research services’ (+17.1%), ‘motion picture, video and television programme production services, sound recording and music publishing’ (+14.6%), ‘programming and broadcasting services’ (+11.9%), and ‘employment services’ (+8.4%). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services, increased by 2.7% (+3.0% in December).

Industrial producer prices in the EU – December 2025 (preliminary data)

According to the Eurostat News Releases, industrial producer prices fell in December by 0.4% in EU27 (in November they increased by 0.8%), m-o-m. The largest decreases were recorded in Estonia (-3.0%), Ireland (-2.8%) and Denmark (-1.9%). Prices went down in Austria (-0.5%), Poland (-0.4%), Germany (-0.3%) and Czechia (-0.2%) and went up in Slovakia (+0.3%). The highest increases were observed in Bulgaria (+1.4%), Portugal (+0.5%), Belgium and Romania (both +0.4%). Industrial producer prices went down in December by 1.9% (in November they fell by 1.1%) in EU27, y-o-y. The largest decreases were recorded in Luxembourg (-5.6%), Ireland (-4.9%) and Portugal (-3.7%). Prices fell in Austria (-3.6%), Germany (-2.4%), Czechia and Poland (-2.1% both) and Slovakia (-0.4%). The highest increases were observed in Bulgaria (+9.8%), Romania (+6.6%) and Sweden (+1.3%).