2026.02.2508:00:00UTC+00Czech January PPI Decline Deepens to -0.7% Month-on-Month

Producer prices in the Czech Republic fell more sharply in January 2026, underlining ongoing disinflationary pressures at the industrial level. The country’s Producer Price Index (PPI) declined by 0.7% month-on-month, compared with a 0.2% month-on-month decrease in December 2025, according to data updated on 25 February 2026.

On a month-over-month basis, the latest reading shows that producer prices are weakening at an accelerating pace. While December’s -0.2% figure already indicated softening cost pressures, the steeper -0.7% drop in January signals a more pronounced downturn in input and output prices across Czech industry.

The data are based on a month-over-month comparison: the current figure reflects the change in January relative to December 2025, while the previous figure measured the change in December against November 2025. This deepening decline in PPI may have implications for future consumer price dynamics and corporate margins, as lower producer prices can feed through to retail prices with a time lag.