Austria Industrial Output Growth Slows in January

Industrial production in Austria rose 0.3% year-on-year in January 2026, easing from a revised 1.1% increase in the previous month. The slowdown was mainly driven by a smaller rise in industrial activity (1.8% vs 3.2% in December 2025) and a deeper decline in construction output (-7.6% vs -5.4%). Within main industrial groupings, growth moderated in intermediate goods (2.1% vs 3.8%), capital goods (1.8% vs 8.8%), and consumer durables (23.1% vs 28.9%). Meanwhile, production for consumer non durables continued to increase (1.8% vs 1.1%). Activity in energy also fell at a softer pace (-0.6% vs -8.3%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production rose 0.6% in January.

Industrial production in Austria fell by 3.3% year-on-year in December 2025 from a downwardly revised 0.1% decline in the previous month, marking the lowest reading since December 2024. Production fell further in construction (-12.3% vs -3.2% in November), while output growth in the industrial sector shifted into decline (-0.3% vs 0.9%). Within industrial groupings, activity also continued to drop in energy (-9.9% vs -8%), while output growth slowed for intermediate goods (2.6% vs 4.6%), and consumer non-durables (3% vs 6.1%). Meanwhile, production for consumer durables accelerated (23.4% vs 4.4%), while declines in capital goods eased (-1.1% vs -3.5%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production dropped 2.4%, following a downwardly revised 0.8% fall in the prior month.

Industrial production in Austria fell by 0.3% year-on-year in November 2025, reversing a downwardly revised 2.3% increase in the previous month. Output growth slowed in the industrial sector (1.2% vs 4.1% in October) and construction activity declined further (-4.9% vs -3.1%). Within industrial groupings, production decreased for energy (-8.1% vs -1.5%) and capital goods (-2.2% vs 5.7%), while output increased at a slower pace for intermediate goods (3.5% vs 5.2%). On the other hand, activity accelerated for consumer durables (11.4% vs 1.6%) and non-durables (6.1% vs 3.4%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production dropped by 1% in November, slipping from an upwardly revised 0.3% gain in the preceding period.