07.10.202607:35:46UTC+00Czech Trade Deficit Widens in August

The Czech Republic’s trade balance swung to a deficit of CZK 5.3 billion in August 2026, from a surplus of CZK 0.3 billion in the same month a year earlier, exceeding market expectations of a CZK 4.4 billion deficit. Imports increased by 10.2% year-on-year to CZK 377.2 billion, driven mainly by higher purchases of crude petroleum and natural gas (+67.6%), coke and refined petroleum products (+47.9%), other transport equipment (+81.4%), and computers, electronic and optical products (+21.3%).

Exports rose by 8.5% year-on-year to CZK 371.9 billion, supported in particular by stronger sales of crude petroleum and natural gas (+871.0%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (+100.3%), other transport equipment (+32.7%), and computers, electronic and optical products (+20.6%).

Over the January–August period, the trade surplus totaled CZK 83.7 billion, down CZK 42.8 billion from a year earlier, as import growth continued to outpace export growth, at 5.1% and 3.6%, respectively.