Industrial production has shown weak output growth since the end of 2018. \Based on May 2025 data, industrial production this year was 0.6% above the pre-2019 level, compared with -1% last year. In the case of manufacturing, output is at 102.7% of its 2019 level (102% last year) and in the case of automotive, at 116.3% (after 118% last year).
In May 2025, industrial production grew at a 2.1% annualised (seasonally adjusted) rate, and year-to-date growth this year is 1.1%, compared with -1% in the same period last year. These y/y changes in manufacturing were 1.4% y/y in May and 0.3% y/y so far in 2025 (after -0.9% in the same period last year), while the automotive industry posted a 0.2% y/y decline in May and has averaged -1.6% so far this year after -1.7% last year.

CZSO

Yearly average in history and ytd average in current year,
data adjusted for seasonality and different number of working days,
automotive industry - NACE/NACE 29.

Economics

annual

Post-Covid recovery of economic activity
Gross domestic product