Austria Producer Inflation Hits Over 3-Year High

2026-09-30 07:18 By Judith Sib-at 1 min. read

Annual producer inflation in Austria accelerated to 4.6% in August 2026 from 3.3% in the previous month.

It marked the highest level since March 2023, mainly driven by significant price increases for intermediate goods (7.2% vs 6.6% in July) and energy (7.2% vs 2.6%), amid ongoing supply disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict.

Prices for consumer goods also rose 0.3%, after a 0.3% fall in July.

Meanwhile, price growth for capital goods eased slightly to 1.0% from 1.1%.

On a monthly basis, the PPI increased 0.9% in August, following a 0.3% rise in July, with prices rising particularly sharply in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (3.1%) and the manufacture of basic metals (1.9%).

These increases offset declines in chemicals and chemical products (-0.9%) and paper and paper products (-0.4%).



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