Czech confidence pointing to sub par expansion
中文标题
捷克信心指向低于趋势的扩张
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
ING reads Czech September confidence as consistent with sub-par expansion. Consumer confidence rose 2.8 points to 105.1, which ING treats largely as a correction; business confidence fell 1.8 points to 98.4, below expectations and the long-run average, led by services and industry. ING expects below-par growth with above-par inflation, softer real wage growth and a shift from consumption to industrial output. It assigns a 60% probability to a November CNB rate hike.
- Institution
- ING THINK
- Published
- 09/24/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation · Crude Oil (WTI)
- Time horizon
- next year · coming year · 2027
Key arguments
- Consumer confidence rebound looks like a correction, not a turnaround from the weakening trend since last November.
- Business confidence decline is consistent with services saturation and fading Hormuz-related pre-stocking that had propped up industry.
- Firms facing higher input costs and Chinese competition are unlikely to sustain generous wage increases, so real wage growth should soften.
- Growth composition shifts from strong household consumption and mediocre manufacturing toward weaker consumption and stronger industrial output.
Key numbers
- Consumer confidence (September)
- 105.1, +2.8 points
- Business confidence (September)
- 98.4, -1.8 points
- Nominal wage growth (next year)
- around 6%
- Real wage growth (next year, base case)
- 2.6%, down from above 4% since 2024
- 2027 household consumption growth
- 1.9% average pace
Main risks
- Re-escalation of the Middle East conflict with Brent above USD100/bbl would raise energy and material costs, add uncertainty and, via a weaker koruna, make imports dearer for households.
- Uncertainty around January's regulated price adjustment: electricity, gas, water and heating increases may be announced very late or in smaller steps, an information vacuum for forecasters.
- Upward risks for food prices from higher energy, fertiliser and transport costs, below-average European crop yields, and Ukrainian grain export difficulties.
Corresponding source evidence
The consumer confidence indicator rose by 2.8 points to 105.1 in September, stronger than market participants had expected.
It should be noted that neither consumer nor business confidence is at levels consistent with strong economic performance, such as in the period just before the pandemic, when the economy was expanding at around 3%.
Stronger inflation will reduce real wage gains Looking ahead, we expect firms’ profitability to come under pressure due to increasing input costs combined with severe global (predominantly Chinese) competition.
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