The prices of industrial producers are surveyed monthly on the basis of data provided by the selected organizations (about 1200) for the selected representatives (about 4700). The reported prices are those agreed upon between the supplier and the customer inland. They exclude VAT, excise tax, costs of transport to the customer and costs incidental to the transport, and are invoiced for the more important trade cases.

The industrial producer price index is calculated from the reported prices using constant weights. The index measures the average trend in prices of all industrial products produced and sold in the domestic, Czech market. All products produced within the commodity groups of the categories B to E of CZ-NACE are regarded as industrial products.

During the year 2008, was made the transition from the classification CZ-CPA 2003 to the new classification CZ-CPA 2008. Since January 2009 are all price indices compiled, calculated and published according to the classifications CZ-NACE 2008 and CZ-CPA 2008. Recalculation of price indices for the previous periods has been back to the year 1991.

Ratios of constant weights between new and old classification on the level of 4-digit classes of CZ-CPA were used to the recalculation.

We created the simplified conversion table between new and old classification for the easiest orientation of the users. The table is breakdown in two parts. The first one is according to the original classification (CZ-CPA 2003) and the second one according to the new classification (CZ-CPA 2008).
Exhaustive information on the new classification is available on the website of the Czech Statistical Office at ‘Classifications, Nomenclatures’.

The base period for the calculation of industrial producer price indices is still December 2005 = 100 and the derived base 2005 average = 100. The weights are still based on the structure of 2005 domestic sales.

Increase (or decrease) of industrial producer prices indicates by how many % the average level of industrial prices increased (or decreased) in the surveyed month in comparison with the same month of the previous year.

Period: January 2010
Y-O-Y Increase/Decrease(%): -1,5
Release Date: 15 February 2010