Flash estimate of Czech CPI - April 2026

According to the Flash estimate, year-on-year growth of consumer prices is expected to be 2.5% in April

Publication Date: 06. 05. 2026

Product Code: 012064-26

According to the Flash estimate, consumer prices in April 2026 increased by 0.5%, month-on-month, and increased by 2.5%, year-on-year. Final data will be published by Czech Statistical Office on 13 May 2026.

Flash estimate of CPI (%)
04/2026

	2024 constant weights (‰)	Change against the same period of the previous year		Change against the previous month
	2024 constant weights (‰)	March 2026	April 2026	April 2026
All-items CPI	1000.0	1.9	2.5p	0.5p
All-items CPI excluding:
energy	887.7	2.4	2.6p	0.2p
energy, unprocessed food	839.9	2.5	2.9p	0.4p
energy, food, alcohol & tobacco	636.2	3.3	3.3p	0.3p
processed food, alcohol & tobacco	796.3	2.4	2.8p	0.5p
Food and non-alcoholic beverages	168.6	-1.1	-1.3p	-0.4p
Alcoholic beverages & tobacco	82.9	3.3	5.2p	0.9p
processed food, alcohol & tobacco	203.7	0.4	1.5p	0.5p
unprocessed food	47.8	0.1	-2.0p	-1.8p
Energy¹⁾	112.3	-1.7	1.5p	2.3p
Services	413.0	4.7	4.8p	0.3p
Goods²⁾	587.0	0.1	1.1p	0.7p

¹⁾ Includes automotive fuels (energy is classified in goods).
²⁾ Includes water supply, according to Eurostat concept.
p – preliminary

Notes

Responsible manager of the CZSO: Vladimir Caba, Director of Price Statistics Department, phone (+420) 274052873, email: vladimir.caba@csu.gov.cz
Contact: Pavla Sediva, Head of the Consumer Price Statistics Unit, phone (+420) 274052138, email: pavla.sediva@csu.gov.cz
Data source: Direct field survey of prices, centrally surveyed prices and reporting
End of data collection: 20th day of the reference month
Related publications: 012024-26 Consumer Price Indices – inflation (periodicity: monthly), 012018-26 Consumer Price Indices – Basic Breakdown (periodicity: monthly) and 012019-26 Consumer Price Indices – Detailed Breakdown (periodicity: annually)
Internet: www.csu.gov.cz/inflation-consumer-prices
News Release Inflation: 14 April 2026

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