## Czech Republic: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report

_IMF Staff Country Reports, February 4, 2025_

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- Published: February 4, 2025
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229000031.002

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### Executive summary and growth outlook
- The Czech Republic is evolving from a heavily manufacturing-based, export-oriented hub to a more mature and diversified economy.
- Non-auto manufacturing, energy, and construction—once important Czech engines of growth—have run out of steam, hampered by decelerating productivity growth, higher energy costs, and sluggish demand.
- The auto industry has shown resilience so far, but the required transition to electric vehicles and exposure to foreign competition are set to exert significant pressures in the coming years.
- After stagnating in 2022-23, the Czech economy is slowly recovering, as consumer spending is sustained by a rebound in real wages.
- Growth is poised to gain momentum as the policy mix becomes more supportive of economic activity and external demand gradually strengthens.

### Key findings
- Structural change: economy shifting away from heavy reliance on manufacturing and exports toward greater diversification.
- Sectoral weaknesses: non-auto manufacturing, energy, and construction face decelerating productivity growth, higher energy costs, and sluggish demand.
- Auto sector risks: transition to electric vehicles and foreign competition pose significant medium-term pressures despite current resilience.
- Demand drivers: rebound in real wages is sustaining consumer spending following stagnation in 2022-23.
- Policy environment: a more supportive policy mix and strengthening external demand are expected to help growth pickup.

### Policy recommendations and priorities
- Facilitate allocation of labor toward higher value-added sectors and firms.
- Address the gender pay gap to boost labor participation.
- Reduce administrative burden and red tape.
- Accelerate digitalization.
- Promote a more ambitious green transition.

### Metadata and classification (as reported)
- Publication date: February 4, 2025
- Pages: 68
- Volume: 2025
- Issue: 035
- Series: Country Report No. 2025/035
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229000031.002
- Stock No: 1CZEEA2025001
- ISBN: 9798229000031
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Subjects: Central bank policy rate, Financial services, Inflation, Labor, Labor markets, Prices, Production, Productivity
- Keywords: Central bank policy rate, currency of the Czech Republic, FSAP participation, FSAP update, Global, Inflation, Labor markets, managing inflation risk, Productivity, services inflation

*Source: Czech Republic: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report (IMF Staff Country Reports 2025, 035).*

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