Czech Industrial Output Hits 4-Month High

Industrial production in the Czech Republic increased 2.0% year-on-year in May 2026, marking its strongest growth in four months after a 1.5% rise in April. Manufacturing output accelerated (2.2% vs 1.8% in April), supported by a sharp increase in the manufacture of leather and related products (38.4% vs 1.2%). Other key contributors included the manufacture of wearing apparel (14.7% vs 0.2%), basic pharmaceutical products and preparations (6.0% vs -8.9%), and computer, electronic and optical products (16.7% vs 11.0%). Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply rose further 2.1% from a 0.9% increase in April. Meanwhile, mining and quarrying output continued to contract, though the decline eased to 8.3% from 12.9% in the previous month. On a monthly basis, industrial production fell 0.4% in May 2026, reversing a 1.4% increase in the previous month.

Industrial production in the Czech Republic grew 1.5% year-on-year in April 2026, the biggest gain in three months, following a 0.9% rise in the previous month. Manufacturing growth picked up (1.8% vs 1.6% in March), driven primarily by a sharp increase in the manufacture of computer, electronic, and optical products (11.0% vs 5.2%). Other key contributors included the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (7.6% vs 6.8%) and other non-metallic mineral products (4.0% vs 1.3%), particularly those used in construction. Additionally, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply rose 0.9%, rebounding from a 4.9% decline in March. In contrast, mining and quarrying output fell at a sharper pace, declining 12.9% compared with a 2.0% drop a month earlier. On a monthly basis, industrial production increased 1.4% in April, after falling 0.1% in March.

Industrial production in the Czech Republic rose 0.9% year-on-year in March 2026, slowing from 1.3% in the previous month and coming in below market expectations of 1.9%. This marked the weakest growth since September 2025, as manufacturing output moderated to 1.7% from 2.4% in February. Across the manufacturing sector, activity was dragged down by sharp declines in wearing apparel (-7.6% vs 4.2%) and pharmaceutical products (-5% vs 4.5%), while growth also moderated for wood products excluding furniture, articles of straw and plaiting materials (1.7% vs 3.1%) and paper and paper products (1.6% vs 4.3%). Meanwhile, contractions softened in mining and quarrying (-5.9% vs -6%) and in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (-4.9% vs -6.7%). On a monthly basis, industrial production slipped 0.2% in March, reversing from a 1.3% increase in February.