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%).

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.

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.