07. 04. 2026 Flash estimate of CPI - March 2026

According to the Flash estimate, year-on-year growth of consumer prices is expected to be 1.9% in March

Publication Date: 07. 04. 2026

Product Code: 012064-26

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According to the Flash estimate, consumer prices in March 2026 increased by 0.6%, month-on-month, and increased by 1.9%, year-on-year. Final data will be published by Czech Statistical Office on 14 April 2026.

Flash estimate of CPI (%)
03/2026

	2024 constant weights (‰)	Change against the same period of the previous year		Change against the previous month
	2024 constant weights (‰)	February 2026	March 2026	March 2026
All-items CPI	1000.0	1.4	1.9p	0.6p
All-items CPI excluding:
energy	887.7	2.7	2.4p	0.0p
energy, unprocessed food	839.9	2.7	2.5p	0.0p
energy, food, alcohol & tobacco	636.2	3.1	3.3p	0.3p
processed food, alcohol & tobacco	796.3	1.4	2.4p	0.9p
Food and non-alcoholic beverages	168.6	0.4	-1.1p	-0.7p
Alcoholic beverages & tobacco	82.9	4.0	3.3p	-0.3p
processed food, alcohol & tobacco	203.7	1.2	0.4p	-0.5p
unprocessed food	47.8	2.8	0.1p	-0.9p
Energy¹⁾	112.3	-7.8	-1.7p	5.3p
Services	413.0	4.5	4.7p	0.3p
Goods²⁾	587.0	-0.7	0.1p	0.8p

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

The data reflects all legislative changes for 2026, including waiver of POZE (fee for supported energy sources).

Information on changes in price statistics from the reference period January 2026 onward here

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Table Flash estimate of CPI (%)

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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