Czech Republic Industrial Production Growth Slows

Industrial production in the Czech Republic increased 1.3% year-on-year in February 2026, following a downwardly revised 2.7% rise in January and compared to forecasts of 1.5%. Manufacturing growth increased slightly to 2.4% from 2.2%, with the strongest contributions coming from fabricated metal products (8.5% vs 5.3%) and the automotive industry (15.1% vs 42%). Growth in computer, electronic, and optical products (14.9% vs -7.5%%) was partly supported by a low base of comparison from the previous year. Meanwhile, the electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply sector shrunk 6.7% (vs +7% in January), largely reflecting planned shutdowns at several power plants. The mining and quarrying sector (-6% vs -2%) remained in contraction territory. Compared to the previous month, industrial production increased 1.3%, following a 2.7% fall in January

Industrial production in the Czech Republic rose by 2.8% year-on-year in January 2026, easing from an upwardly revised 4.9% increase in the previous month and falling short of market expectations of a 4.1% gain. It marked the weakest growth since October 2025, as manufacturing output slowed (2.3% vs 5.8% in December), particularly in the manufacture of textiles (0.5% vs 3.4%), chemicals and chemical preparations (1% vs 8.1%), rubber and plastic products (7.4% vs 4.9%), and other transport equipment (37.6% vs 54.4%). Overall industrial production was also weighed down by mining and quarrying, which declined by 1.9% after an 8.8% gain in the previous month. In contrast, output rebounded in electricity, gas, heat and air-conditioning supply (7% vs -2.6%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial activity fell 2.6% in January 2026, reversing an upwardly revised 1.1% increase in the prior month.

Industrial production in the Czech Republic rose by 3.8% year-on-year in December 2025, surpassing market expectations of 3.2% albeit slowing from a more than three-year high of 5.7% in the previous month. Output growth slowed in manufacturing (4.5% vs 6.4% in November), particularly in the manufacture of food products, manufacture of beverages, manufacture of wearing apparel, manufacture of leather and related products, and manufacture of basic metals. Moreover, output tumbled for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (-2.6% vs 2.6%). Meanwhile, output in mining and quarrying rebounded notably to 6.3% from a 12.8% decline in November. On a monthly basis, industrial activity slowed sharply to 0.4% in December from 2.4% in the prior month.