Producer price indices - May 2026

“Industrial producer prices increased again year-on-year, this time by 1.5%. Year-on-year growth was also recorded in construction work prices by 3.5% and service producer prices in the business sphere by 3 %. On the other hand, prices in agriculture went down by 13.2% year-on-year,” noted Vladimir Klimes, head of Industrial and International Trade Prices Statistics Unit of CZSO.

Agricultural producer prices decreased by 4.3% m-o-m. Falling were prices of fruit (-9.7%), eggs (‑7.5%), milk (-2.8%), poultry (-2.2%), cattle for slaughter (-1.7%) and pigs for slaughter (-1.3%). Growth was recorded in prices of cereals (+0.7%) and oilseeds (+0.2%). Y-o-y, agricultural producer prices decreased by 13.2% (-10.6% in April). In crop production, prices fell by 13.6%. Lower were prices of fruit (-43.3%), potatoes (-21.6%), cereals (-15.8%) and oilseeds (-10.9%). Rising were prices of fresh vegetables (+3.5%). In animal production, prices went down by 13.0%. Prices decreased for milk (‑24.8%) and pigs for slaughter (-18.8%). Increase occurred in prices of cattle for slaughter (+12.6%), poultry (+5.2%) and eggs (+4.2%).

Prices of industrial producers decreased by 0.1% m-o-m. Prices went down in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (-2.3%). Prices were lower in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. On the decrease were prices in ‘food products’ (-0.2%), thereof ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (-0.3%) and ‘dairy products’ (-0.5%). Prices grew in ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (+6.7%), ‘rubber and plastic products’ (+3.5%) and ‘basic metals’ (+1.8%). Prices of industrial producers increased by 1.5% y-o-y (+1.0% in April). Prices grew markedly in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Higher were prices in ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (+14.7%), ‘other non-metallic mineral products’ (+3.8%) and ‘wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture’ (+9.8%). Prices went down in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (-6.0%). Prices fell in ‘food products’ (-4.0%), thereof lower were prices in ‘dairy products’ (-13.1%) and ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (-3.5%). Among the main industrial groupings, prices of ‘intermediate goods’ (+3.5%) and ‘energy’ (+2.5%) went up y-o-y. Prices of ‘non-durable consumer goods’ (-1.9%) went down. Prices of industrial producers excluding energy were higher by 1.1% (+0.5% in April).

Construction work prices, as estimated, remained unchanged and prices of materials and products used in construction were higher by 1.3% m-o-m. According to the estimate, construction work prices rose by 3.5% y-o-y (+3.2% in April). Prices of materials and products used in the construction grew by 6.1% y-o-y (+4.9% in April).

Service producer prices in the business sphere increased by 0.1% m-o-m. Rising were prices of ‘motion picture, video and television programme production services, sound recording and music publishing’ (+4.9%), ‘advertising and market research services’ (+0.8%) and ‘information services’ (+0.4%). Prices went down for ‘services of head offices; management consulting services’ and ‘land transport services’ (-0.7% both). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services remained unchanged. Service producer prices in the business sphere grew by 3.0% y-o-y (+3.2% in April). Prices rose for ‘advertising and market research services’ (+15.4%), ‘employment services’ (+8.7%), ‘programming and broadcasting services’ (+6.5%) and ‘information services’ (+6.2%). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services, increased by 2.1% (same as in April).
 

Industrial producer prices in the EU – April 2026 (preliminary data)
According to the Eurostat News Releases, industrial producer prices increased in April by 0.7% in EU27 (in March they rose by 3.1%), m-o-m. The highest increases were recorded in Denmark (+3.0%), Croatia (+2.7%) and Belgium (+2.4%). Prices were higher in Slovakia (+2.1%), Czechia (+1.4%), Germany (+1.2%), Poland (+0.7%) and Austria (+0.5%). The largest decreases were observed in France (-2.1%), Estonia (-0.8%) and Sweden (-0.3%). Industrial producer prices went up in April by 4.9% (in March they grew by 2.0%) in EU27, y-o-y. The highest increases were recorded in Bulgaria (+14.5%), Lithuania (+13.1%) and Romania (+11.5%). Prices were higher in Poland (+3.1%), Slovakia (+2.6%), Germany (+1.9%), Austria (+1.3%) and Czechia (+1.0%). The largest decreases were observed in Luxembourg (-3.7%), Estonia (-1.2%), Cyprus (-0.7%) and Latvia (-0.6%).