In April 2023, export prices increased by 0.2 % y/y, import prices
decreased by 5.4 %. Terms of trade reached 105.9 % (105.7 % in
March). The Czech Statistical Office informed about this, saying that
in the case of exports, the biggest influence was the increase in the
prices of mineral fuels by 12.7 % (electricity and gas). From the
point of view of imports, the discounting of mineral fuels by 24.1
% (mainly oil and oil products, gas and electricity) was crucial. In
a month-on-month comparison, export prices fell by 2.2 % and
import prices by 2.9 %. Terms of trade recorded a value of 100.7
% (100.8 % in March).
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