Austria Producer Prices Continue to Fall

Producer prices in Austria dropped by 1.9% year-on-year in December 2025, slipping further from a 1.3% fall in the previous month. This marked the ninth consecutive month of falling prices and the sharpest since November last year, mainly driven by a faster decline in energy costs, which dropped 6.9%, deepening from a 5.2% decrease in November. Prices for intermediate goods also edged down 0.4%, compared with a 0.3% fall the previous month. In contrast, price growth for capital goods remained broadly stable at 0.3%, while consumer goods prices rose 1.3%, up from 1.1% in November. On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 0.3% in December, reversing a 0.3% increase in the preceding period. The decline mainly reflected lower costs in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (-0.9%) and in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (-1.5%), partially offset by a rise in the manufacture of basic metals (+1.0%).

Producer prices in Austria fell by 1.3% year-on-year in November 2025, following a 1.2% decline in the previous month. This marked the eighth consecutive month of falling prices, largely driven by a sharper drop in energy prices, which fell 5.2%, deepening from a 4.2% decline in October. Prices for intermediate goods also edged lower by 0.3%, though the pace of decline slowed compared with previous months. Meanwhile, price growth for capital goods remained broadly stable at 0.5%, while consumer goods prices rose 1.1%, unchanged from October. On a monthly basis, producer prices increased 0.3% in November, mainly reflecting higher prices in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (+0.7%) and basic metals (+0.8%), partially offset by declines in food products and chemical goods.

Producer prices decreased by 1.2% year-on-year in October 2025, following a 1.1% drop in the previous month. This marked the seventh consecutive month of decline, mainly due to sustained lower prices in the energy sector (-4.3% vs -3.8% in September). At the same time, price growth slowed for capital goods (0.4% vs 0.6%) and consumer goods (1.1% vs 2.0%). Meanwhile, costs for intermediate goods fell at a softer pace (-0.6% vs -0.9%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.2% in October, rebounding from a 0.1% decrease in September.