Producer price indices - October 2025

“Since February of this year, prices of industrial producers have continued to fall year-on-year, this time by 1.2%. On the other hand, construction work prices were higher by 3.2% year-on-year and service producer prices in the business sphere by 4.3%. Prices of agricultural producers decelerated their year-on-year growth to 3.2%,” noted Vladimir Klimes, head of Industrial and International Trade Prices Statistics Unit of CZSO.

Agricultural producer prices grew by 3.0% m-o-m. The increase was recorded for prices of eggs (+6.4%), poultry (+2.3%), cattle for slaughter (+1.5%) and milk (+0.1%). Falling were prices of pigs for slaughter (‑5.1%), potatoes (-3.9%), cereals (-3.1%), fresh vegetables (-2.7%) and oilseeds (-0.7%). Y‑o‑y, agricultural producer prices grew by 3.2% (+7.1% in September). In crop production, prices went down by 2.5%. Prices were lower for fresh vegetables (-15.8%), fruit (-15.6%), potatoes (-14.7%) and cereals (-5.1%), while prices of oilseeds rose (+2.1%). In animal production, prices went up by 17.3%. Prices increased for eggs (+48.3%), cattle for slaughter (+42.7%), milk (+17.0%) and poultry (+8.9%). Decrease occurred in prices of pigs for slaughter (‑8.7%).

Prices of industrial producers decreased by 0.1% m-o-m. Prices fell especially in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Lower were prices in ‘food products’ (-0.4%), thereof ‘dairy products’ (-1.1%) and ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (-0.5%). Higher were prices in ‘other food products’ and ‘bakery and farinaceous products’ (+0.3% both). Prices went down in ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (-0.9%). Prices went up in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (+0.6%). Prices increased in ‘wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture’ (+1.7%) and ‘other non-metallic mineral products’ (+0.2%). Prices of industrial producers fell by 1.2% y-o-y (-1.0% in September). Prices went down particularly in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Lower were prices in ‘electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning’ (-2.6%), ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (-7.8%) and ‘coal and lignite’ (-10.0%). Prices increased in ‘food products’ (+2.3%), especially in ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (+3.0%) and ‘dairy products’ (+4.0%). Prices went down in ‘other food products’ (-1.0%). On the increase were prices in ‘repair and installation services of machinery and equipment’ (+4.0%) and ‘wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture’ (+6.9%). Among the main industrial groupings, prices of ‘energy’ (-3.6%) and ‘intermediate goods’ (-1.1%) went down y-o-y, prices of ‘durable consumer goods’ (+2.9%) and ‘non-durable consumer goods’ (+1.2%) went up. Prices of industrial producers excluding energy were lower by 0.2% (+0.2% in September).

Construction work prices, as estimated, increased by 0.1% and prices of materials and products used in construction were higher by 0.3% m-o-m. According to the estimate, construction work prices rose by 3.2% y‑o‑y (+3.3% in September after updating). Prices of materials and products used in the construction went up by 0.9% y-o-y (+1.0% in September).

Service producer prices in the business sphere increased by 0.3% m-o-m. Prices grew for 'motion picture, video and television programme production services, sound recording and music publishing' (+5.9%), ‘advertising and market research services’ (+2.7%), ‘programming and broadcasting services’ (+1.8%) and 'employment services' (+1.4%). Prices of 'services of head offices; management consulting services' went down (-0.3%). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services increased by 0.1%. Service producer prices in the business sphere grew by 4.3% y-o‑y (+4.5% in September). Rising were prices of ‘programming and broadcasting services’ (+16.5%), ‘advertising and market research services’ (+16.4%), 'employment services' (+8.5%) and ‘publishing services' (+5.8%). Service producer prices in the business sphere, excluding advertising services, increased by 3.2% (+3.3% in September).

Industrial producer prices in the EU – September 2025 (preliminary data)
According to the Eurostat News Releases, industrial producer prices fell in September by 0.1% in EU27 (in August they fell by 0.4%), m-o-m. The largest decreases were recorded in Bulgaria and Finland (-0.7% both), Cyprus, Hungary and Poland (-0.5% each). Prices went down in Czechia (-0.4%), Slovakia (-0.3%) and Germany (-0.1%) and went up in Austria (+0.1%). The highest increases were observed in Romania (+1.2%), Estonia (+0.7%) and Lithuania (+0.4%). Industrial producer prices went up in September by 0.1% (in August they decreased by 0.4%) in EU27, y-o-y. The highest increases were recorded in Bulgaria (+9.1%), Romania (+6.9%) and Sweden (+4.9%). The largest decreases were observed in Luxembourg (-4.4%), Portugal (-3.7%) and Ireland (-2.8%). Prices fell in Austria (-2.6%), Germany (-1.5%), Poland (-1.3%) and Czechia (-1.0%) and were higher in Slovakia (+0.1%).