Austria Inflation Rate Rises to 4.1% in August

Austria’s annual inflation rate is expected to rise to 4.1% in August 2025 from 3.6% in the previous month, preliminary estimates showed.

“Almost all expenditure groups in the basket of goods contributed to this increase: Energy showed a strong growth of 5.9%, following 4.2% in July, as fuels had a less dampening effect on prices than recently and also electricity prices continued to rise.

Services resumed to have the greatest impact on inflation, rising by 4.7%, followed by food, tobacco and alcohol, whose prices rose by 5.0%.

The so-called core inflation, which covers the aggregates industrial goods and services, amounted to 3.8%, following 3.4% in July” said Statistics Austria Director General Manuela Lenk.

On a monthly basis, consumer prices grew by 0.2% in August, matching the pace recorded in the preceding period.