Producer price indices - June 2025

“Prices of industrial producers have been falling for five months in a row, both month-on-month and year-on-year. They fell by 0.2% month-on-month and by 0.7 % year-on-year. On the other hand, prices of other producers continued in their year-on-year growth. Prices in agriculture grew by 13.4%. Construction work prices were higher by 2.9% year-on-year and service producer prices in the business sphere by 4.2%,” noted Vladimir Klimes, head of Industrial and International Trade Prices Statistics Unit of CZSO.

Agricultural producer prices decreased by 0.1% m-o-m. Falling were prices of oilseeds (-0.4%), cereals (-0.6%) and eggs (-7.9%). The increase was recorded for prices of fresh vegetables (+9.4%), cattle for slaughter (+4.9%), pigs for slaughter (+3.3%), poultry (+2.5%) and milk (+0.4%). Y‑o‑y, agricultural producer prices grew by 13.4% (+15.7% in May). In crop production, prices went up by 10.8%. Higher were especially prices of fruit (+25.1%), oilseeds (+23.0%), cereals (+15.0%) and fresh vegetables (+4.4%), while prices of potatoes fell (-35.4%). In animal production, prices went up by 16.5%. Prices increased for eggs (+39.0%), cattle for slaughter (+31.0%), milk (+19.9%) and poultry (+6.4%). Decrease occurred in prices of pigs for slaughter (‑6.3%).

Prices of industrial producers fell by 0.2% m-o-m. Prices decreased in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (-0.8%), ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (-2.8%) and ‘motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers’ (-0.3%). Prices rose primarily in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Prices grew in ‘basic metals’ (+0.7%). Higher were prices in ‘food products’ (+0.4%), especially in ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (+1.3%), on the decrease were prices in ‘dairy products’ (-0.5%). Prices of industrial producers decreased by 0.7% y-o-y (-0.8% in May). Prices went down especially in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Prices fell in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (-3.7%), ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (-7.9%) and ‘coal and lignite’ (-10.3%). Prices grew in ‘repair and installation services of machinery and equipment’ (+4.2%) and ‘wood and of products of wood and cork’ (+5.3%). Higher were prices in ‘food products’ (+4.1%), particularly in ‘dairy products’ (+11.9%) and ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (+4.4%). Prices went down in ‘other food products’ (-3.1%). Among the main industrial groupings, prices of ‘energy’ (-5.4%) went down y-o-y, prices of ‘durable consumer goods’ and ‘non-durable consumer goods’ (+2.7% both) and ‘capital goods’ (+1.7%) went up. Prices of industrial producers excluding energy were higher by 1.4% like in May.

Construction work prices, as estimated, decreased by 0.3% and prices of materials and products used in construction were higher by 0.1% m-o-m. According to the estimate, construction work prices rose by 2.9% y‑o‑y (+3.3% in May after updated estimate). Prices of materials and products used in the construction were higher by 1.1% y-o-y (+1.0% in May).

Service producer prices in the business sphere declined by 0.1% m-o-m. Prices went down for 'motion picture, video and television programme production services, sound recording and music publishing' (-4.6%) and ‘employment services’ (-1.3%). Rising were prices of ‘programming and broadcasting services’, ‘services of head offices; management consulting services’ and ‘computer programming, consultancy and related services’ (+0.3% each). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services did not change. Service producer prices in the business sphere grew by 4.2% y-o‑y (+4.4% in May). Prices rose for ‘programming and broadcasting services’ (+20.1%), ‘advertising and market research services’ (+15.1%), ‘security and investigation services’ (+12.5%), ‘employment services’ (+10.0%) and 'warehousing and support services for transportation' (+6.1%). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services, increased by 3.3% (+3.4% in May).

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

According to the Eurostat News Releases, industrial producer prices decreased in May by 0.6% in EU27 (in April they fell by 2.1%), m-o-m. The largest monthly decreases were recorded in Bulgaria (-3.7%), Greece (-1.9%), Croatia and Finland (both -1.8%). Prices went down in Austria (-0.8%), Slovakia and Czechia (-0.6% both) and Germany and Poland (-0.2% both). Increases were observed in Cyprus (+1.0%), Latvia, Luxembourg and Slovenia (each +0.1%). Industrial producer prices went up in May by 0.4% (in April they increased by 0.6%) in EU27, y-o-y. The highest increases were recorded in Bulgaria (+7.8%), Greece (+6.4%) and Hungary (+3.9%). Prices were higher in Slovakia (+0.2%) and lower in Austria (-1.8%), Germany and Poland (-1.1% both) and Czechia (-0.8%). The largest decreases were observed in Portugal (-2.8%), Lithuania (-2.5%) and Finland (-2.0%).