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Czech inflation hits six-month high: Here's what's actually driving prices up

Official inflation hit 2.5 percent in April. But potatoes are down 30 percent and butter down 25. Here's what's actually driving prices up.

Expats.cz Staff ČTK

Written by Expats.cz Staff,  ČTK Published on 13.05.2026 13:15:00 (updated on 13.05.2026) Reading time: 2 minutes

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Inflation in Czechia hit 2.5 percent in April, the highest in six months, according to new data from the Czech Statistical Office published today. But strip out fuel, and the figure drops to 1.7 percent.

The headline number is being driven not by your supermarket shop but by what you pay to heat your home, rent it, and get to work.

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For households trying to make sense of why money feels tight, here's what's actually getting cheaper:

Staples down, alcohol up

Overall, food and non-alcoholic beverages fell 1.3 percent year-on-year in April.

Several staples are significantly down year-on-year, and by amounts that should be noticeable at the till: Potatoes are down 30.4 percent. Semi-skimmed long-life milk has fallen 28.9 percent. Butter, which spiked sharply in recent years, is down 25.2 percent. Pork is 15.6 percent cheaper than a year ago.

Electricity has fallen 11.6 percent and natural gas 5.6 percent. Clothing is down 2.1 percent, and footwear is 4.6 percent.

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