Wholesale prices in Austria increased by 0.1% year-on-year in December 2025, easing from a 0.9% rise in November. Despite the slowdown, gains were recorded across major components, including coffee, tea and cocoa (21.8%), watches and jewellery (21.8%), and live animals (14.6%). Other key price increases were also noted for sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionary (8.4%), wood in the rough, products of primary processing of wood (6.3%), musical instruments (5.6%) dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (5.4%). Prices also rose for alcoholic beverages (4.9%), books, magazines and newspapers (4.9%), meat and meat products (4.8%), flat glass (4.7%) and tobacco products (4.5%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices fell by 0.9% in December, reversing a 0.9% increase in the prior month. In 2025, the average annual wholesale inflation rate rose to 0.2%, driven by notable price increases in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (22.6%), watches and jewellery (20.3%), and live animals (13.5%). source: Statistics Austria

Wholesale Prices YoY in Austria decreased to 0.10 percent in December from 0.90 percent in November of 2025. Wholesale Prices YoY in Austria averaged 2.07 percent from 1997 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 26.50 percent in June of 2022 and a record low of -11.50 percent in July of 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for Austria Wholesale Prices YoY. Austria Wholesale Prices YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Wholesale Prices YoY in Austria decreased to 0.10 percent in December from 0.90 percent in November of 2025. Wholesale Prices YoY in Austria is expected to be 1.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Austria Wholesale Prices YoY is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-05 08:00 AM
Wholesale Prices YoY
Nov 0.9% 0.2% 0.0%
2026-01-07 08:00 AM
Wholesale Prices YoY
Dec 0.1% 0.9% 1.3%
2026-02-06 08:00 AM
Wholesale Prices YoY
Jan 0.1% -0.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 129.80 129.40 points Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 140.90 141.00 points Dec 2025
CPI Transportation 128.90 128.60 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 3.90 3.60 percent Dec 2025
GDP Deflator 124.15 123.53 points Dec 2025
Harmonised Consumer Prices 141.09 140.37 points Dec 2025
Harmonised Inflation Rate MoM 0.50 0.20 percent Dec 2025
Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY 3.80 4.00 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 3.80 4.00 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 0.30 0.30 percent Dec 2025
PPI MoM -0.30 0.30 percent Dec 2025
Producer Prices 115.70 116.10 points Dec 2025
PPI YoY -1.90 -1.30 percent Dec 2025
Wholesale Prices NSA MoM 129.60 130.80 points Dec 2025
Wholesale Prices MoM -0.90 0.90 percent Dec 2025
Wholesale Prices YoY 0.10 0.90 percent Dec 2025


Austria Wholesale Prices YoY
The wholesale price index reflects the prices trends for goods that are sold by wholesale enterprises. The prices of the 387 items contained in the basket of goods are surveyed at around 200 wholesale enterprises, which voluntarily provide approximately 1400 wholesale selling prices (exclusive VAT) every month.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.10 0.90 26.50 -11.50 1997 - 2025 percent Monthly
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Austria Wholesale Inflation Slows in October
Wholesale prices in Austria increased by 0.1% year-on-year in December 2025, easing from a 0.9% rise in November. Despite the slowdown, gains were recorded across major components, including coffee, tea and cocoa (21.8%), watches and jewellery (21.8%), and live animals (14.6%). Other key price increases were also noted for sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionary (8.4%), wood in the rough, products of primary processing of wood (6.3%), musical instruments (5.6%) dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (5.4%). Prices also rose for alcoholic beverages (4.9%), books, magazines and newspapers (4.9%), meat and meat products (4.8%), flat glass (4.7%) and tobacco products (4.5%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices fell by 0.9% in December, reversing a 0.9% increase in the prior month. In 2025, the average annual wholesale inflation rate rose to 0.2%, driven by notable price increases in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (22.6%), watches and jewellery (20.3%), and live animals (13.5%).
2026-01-07
Austria Wholesale Prices Accelerate in November
Wholesale prices in Austria rose by 0.9% year-on-year in November 2025, accelerating from a 0.2% increase in the previous month. Significant price increases were seen for coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (+22.4%), watches and jewellery (+21.4%) and live animals (+17.7%). Other notable contributors included sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery (+8.3%), rough and processed wood (+6.6%), musical instruments (+5.6%), dairy products, eggs, edible oils and fats (+5.5%), and meat and meat products (+4.9%). On the other hand, wholesale prices fell for certain goods, including grain, seeds and animal feeds (-11.0%), plastics and rubber in primary forms (-10.1%), and waste and scrap (-5.4%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices advanced by 0.9% in November, marking the fastest increase since February last year and rebounding from a 0.3% fall in the preceding period.
2025-12-05
Austria Wholesale Inflation Slows in October
Wholesale prices in Austria rose by 0.2% year-on-year in October 2025, easing from an eight-month high of 1.2% increase in the previous month. The slowdown was mainly driven by lower prices of grain, seeds and animal feeds (-10.6%), plastics and rubber in primary forms (-7.9%), other liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-6.1%), waste and scrap (-5.9%), hides and leather (-4.4%), and motor spirit (-3.8%). These declines were partially offset by strong annual price increases for coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (+24.6%), watches and jewellery (+22.2%) and live animals (+18.7%), sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionary (+7.3%), and non-alcoholic beverages (+6.5%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices fell by 0.3% in October, reversing a 0.3% gain in the preceding period.
2025-11-06