Producer price indices - November 2025

“Industrial producer prices fell year-on-year for the tenth month, this time by 1.3%. On the other hand, prices of agricultural producers increased by 1.2% year-on-year, this is the lowest growth since September 2024. Construction work prices were higher by 0.1% year-on-year and service producer prices in the business sphere by 4.3%,” noted Vladimir Klimes, head of Industrial and International Trade Prices Statistics Unit of CZSO.

Agricultural producer prices fell by 4.0% m-o-m. The decrease was recorded for prices of fruit (-9.5%), potatoes (-8.2%), pigs for slaughter (‑6.1%), fresh vegetables (-4.4%), cereals (-0.6%) and milk (-0.3%). Rising were prices of eggs (+12.4%) and poultry (+2.1%). Y‑o‑y, agricultural producer prices grew by 1.2% (+3.2% in October). In crop production, prices went down by 6.8%. Prices were lower for potatoes (-24.7%), fruit (-21.2%), fresh vegetables (-18.8%), cereals (‑6.5%) and oilseeds (-3.1%). In animal production, prices went up by 13.8%. Prices increased for cattle for slaughter (+39.0%), eggs (+36.6%), poultry (+14.5%) and milk (+12.1%). Decrease occurred in prices of pigs for slaughter (‑14.1%).

Prices of industrial producers increased by 0.3% m-o-m. Prices rose especially in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Prices went up in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (+0.8%) and ‘wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture’ (+1.1%). On the decrease were prices in ‘food products’ (-0.8%), thereof ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (-1.4%) and ‘dairy products’ (-1.6%). Higher were prices in ‘vegetable and animal oils and fats’ (+0.6%). Prices went down in ‘basic metals’ (-0.7%). Prices fell in ‘motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers’ and ‘rubber and plastics products’ (-0.3% both). Prices of industrial producers fell by 1.3% y-o-y (-1.2% in October). Prices went down in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (-3.2%), ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (-8.4%) and ‘motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers’ (-2.5%). On the increase were prices in ‘repair and installation services of machinery and equipment’ (+3.8%) and ‘wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture’ (+7.7%). Prices increased in ‘food products’ (+1.2%), thereof ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (+1.7%) and ‘bakery and farinaceous products’ (+2.0%), lower were prices in ‘dairy products’ (-0.1%). Among the main industrial groupings, prices of ‘energy’ (-3.5%) and ‘intermediate goods’ (-1.2%) went down y‑o‑y, prices of ‘durable consumer goods’ (+2.4%) and ‘non-durable consumer goods’ (+0.9%) went up. Prices of industrial producers excluding energy were lower by 0.5% (-0.2% in October).

Construction work prices, as estimated, 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 3.2% y‑o‑y (same as in October). Prices of materials and products used in the construction went up by 1.1% y-o-y (+0.9% in October).

Service producer prices in the business sphere decreased by 0.1% m-o-m. Falling were prices for ‘motion picture, video and television programme production services, sound recording and music publishing’ (-4.4%), ‘services of head offices; management consulting services’ (-0.6%), ‘employment services’ and ‘information services’ (-0.2% both). Prices of ‘legal and accounting services’ rose (+0.2%). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services decreased by 0.1%. Service producer prices in the business sphere grew by 4.3% y‑o‑y (same as in October). Rising were prices of ‘advertising and market research services’ (+17.7%), ‘programming and broadcasting services’ (+16.0%) and ‘employment services’ (+9.3%). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services, increased by 3.1% (+3.2% in October).

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

According to the Eurostat News Releases, industrial producer prices rose in October by 0.1% in EU27 (in September they decreased by 0.1%), m-o-m. The highest increases were recorded in Bulgaria (+4.6%), Ireland (+1.4%) and Estonia (+1.3%). Prices went up in Germany and Austria (+0.2% both). The largest decreases were observed in Slovakia (-1.0%), Poland (-0.5%), Italy
(-0.4%) and Czechia (-0.1%). Industrial producer prices went down in October by 0.2% (in September they went up by 0.1%) in EU27, y-o-y. The largest decreases were recorded in Luxembourg (-5.6%) and Ireland (-3.6%). Prices went down in Austria (-2.6%), Poland (-1.8%), Germany (-1.6%) and Czechia (-1.2%) and went up in Slovakia (+1.2%). The highest increases were observed in Bulgaria (+17.6%), Romania (+9.4%) and Sweden (+4.9%).