Czech Republic Producer Prices ChangeAugust 2022 Data - 1991-2021 Historical

Producer prices in the Czech Republic surged by 26.6 percent year-on-year in April of 2022, quickening from a 24.7 percent advance in March and beating market expectations of a 25.5 percent jump. It was the fastest rise in producer prices since January of 1992, amid soaring costs of electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning (51.4 percent vs 48.9 percent in March). Additional upward pressure came from mining & quarrying (28.3 percent vs 26.3 percent), manufacturing (22.3 percent vs 20.3 percent), and to a lesser extent, water supply (5.3 percent, the same pace as in March). On a monthly basis, producer prices increased by 2.3 percent, beating market forecasts of a 1.5 percent rise and slowing from a 4.2 percent advance in the prior month.

Producer prices in the Czech Republic rose 24.7 percent year-on-year in March of 2022, quickening from a 21.3 percent advance in February and beating market expectations of a 23.1 percent jump. It was the steepest rise in producer prices since January of 1992, amid soaring costs of electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning (48.9 percent vs 45.5 percent in February) and mining & quarrying (26.3 percent vs 25.1 percent). Upward pressure also came from prices of manufacturing (20.3 percent vs 16.6 percent), mainly chemicals & products thereof (42.9 percent vs 47.5 percent); wood, wood products, paper & printing (30.0 percent vs 27.8 percent); and food, beverages & tobacco (20.3 percent vs 16.6 percent). Lastly, inflation was steady at 5.3 percent in charges for water supply. On a monthly basis, producer prices advanced by 4.2 percent, beating market forecasts of a 3.0 percent gain and accelerating from a 2.2 percent increase.

Producer prices in the Czech Republic jumped 21.3 percent year-on-year in February of 2022, quickening from a 19.4 percent advance in January and beating market expectations of a 20.5 percent rise. It was the steepest rise in producer prices since January of 1992, amid soaring costs of electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning (45.5 percent vs 40.6 percent in January) and mining & quarrying (25.1 percent vs 24.2 percent). Significant upward pressure also came from prices of manufacturing (16.6 percent vs 15.5 percent), mainly metals & fabricated metal products (24.0 percent vs 25.3 percent), and machinery & equipment (10.2 percent vs 8.5 percent). Lastly, inflation was steady at 5.3 percent in charges for water supply. On a monthly basis, producer prices advanced by 2.2 percent, beating market estimates of a 1.5 percent gain but slowing markedly from a 6.9 percent jump, which had been the fastest rise since February of 1991.