Producer price indices - March 2026

“Industrial producer prices increased by 1.5 % month-on-month. Prices in industry fell by 1.1% year-on-year and prices in agriculture went down by 10.3 %. Construction work prices grew 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 0.2% m-o-m. Falling were prices of milk (-5.0%), fruit (-1.6%), vegetables (-1.5%) and cattle for slaughter (-0.9%). Growth was recorded in prices of potatoes (+15.8%), eggs (+8.3%), pigs for slaughter (+0.6%) and cereals (+0.2%). Y‑o‑y, agricultural producer prices decreased by 10.3% (-8.1% in February). In crop production, prices fell by 14.1%. Lower were prices of fruit (-43.8%), vegetables (-25.5%), cereals (-15.9%), potatoes (‑15.5%) and oilseeds (-12.4%). In animal production, prices went down by 5.6%. Prices decreased for pigs for slaughter (‑16.2%) and milk (-17.1%). Increase occurred in prices of cattle for slaughter (+23.5%), eggs (+22.1%) and poultry (+5.7%).

Prices of industrial producers increased by 1.5% m-o-m. Prices rose significantly in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Prices were higher in ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (+2.9%), ‘basic metals’ (+1.0%) and ‘motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers’ (+0.4%). Prices grew in ‘food products’ (+0.1%), thereof ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (+0.6%). Lower were prices in ‘dairy products’ (-0.5%). Prices went down in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (-2.2%), ‘paper and paper products’ (-1.0%) and ‘textiles’ (-0.9%). Prices of industrial producers decreased by 1.1% y-o-y (-2.9% in February). Prices went down significantly in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (-9.2%). Prices fell in ‘food products’ (-2.9%), thereof ‘dairy products’ (-12.6%) and ‘other food products’ (-0.9%). Prices were lower in ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (-7.7%) and ‘motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers’ (-1.8%). Prices grew considerably in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Prices rose in ‘wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture’ (+9.9%), ‘repair and installation services of machinery and equipment’ (+4.0%) and ‘other non-metallic mineral products’ (+2.8%). Among the main industrial groupings, prices of ‘energy’ (-2.6%), ‘non-durable consumer goods’ (-1.4%) and ‘intermediate goods’ (-0.2%) went down y-o-y. Prices of ‘durable consumer goods’ (+1.5%) went up. Prices of industrial producers excluding energy were lower by 0.5% (-0.9% in February).

Construction work prices, as estimated, increased by 0.7% and prices of materials and products used in construction went up by 0.8% m-o-m. According to the estimate, construction work prices rose by 2.7% y‑o‑y (as in February). Prices of materials and products used in the construction were higher by 2.9% y-o-y (+1.9% in February).

Service producer prices in the business sphere increased by 1.1% m-o-m. Rising were prices of ‘advertising and market research services’ (+9.6%), ‘programming and broadcasting services’ (+8.2%), ‘information services’ (+2.7%), ‘services of head offices; management consulting services’ (+1.4%), ‘telecommunication services’ (+0.9%) and  ‘land transport services’ (+0.8%). Prices went down for ‘motion picture, video and television programme production services, sound recording and music publishing’ (-3,7%). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services rose by 0.5%. Service producer prices in the business sphere grew by 3.6% y-o‑y (+3.4% in February). Prices rose for ‘advertising and market research services’ (+21.6%), ‘programming and broadcasting services’ (+14.6%), ‘employment services’ (+9.3%) and ‘telecommunication services’ (+2.1%). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services, increased by 2.2% (+2.3% in February).

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

According to the Eurostat News Releases, industrial producer prices fell in February by 0.5% in EU27 (in January they rose by 0.8%), m-o-m. The largest monthly decreases were recorded in Spain (-3.1%), Ireland (-2.6%), Portugal (-1.8%) and Germany (-0.5%). Prices were higher in Poland (+0.5%), Slovakia (+0.2%) and Czechia and Austria (+0.1% both). The highest increases were observed in Croatia (+3.8%), Finland (+2.7%) and Lithuania (+1.8%). Industrial producer prices went down in February by 2.7% (in January they fell by 1.9%) in EU27, y-o-y. The largest decreases were recorded in Spain (-7.0%), Ireland (-4.6%) and Portugal (-4.5%). Prices were lower in Germany (-3.2%), Czechia (-2.9%), Austria (-2.7%), Poland (-1.9%) and Slovakia (‑0.3%). The highest increases were observed in Bulgaria (+9.2%), Finland (+7.9%) and Sweden (+3.5%).