Austria Wholesale Prices Hit 5-Month High

Wholesale prices in Austria rose by 1.1% year-on-year in February 2026 from 0.4% in the previous month. This marked the sharpest increase in wholesale prices since September 2025, driven largely by higher costs for watches and jewelry (+16.1%), coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices (+12.5%), waste and scrap (+12.1%). Other notable contributors included other machinery and equipment (+9.1%), fruits and vegetables (+8.3%), flat glass (+8%), solid fuels (+7.5%), and wood in the rough; products of primary processing of wood (+7%). On the other hand, prices decreased in grains, seeds, and animal feeds (-14.4%), plastics and rubber in primary forms (-12.1%), other liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-8.1%), motor spirits (-6.5%), and hides and leather (-5.1%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices stood at 0.7% in February, matching the pace of the preceding period.

Wholesale prices in Austria increased by 0.4% year-on-year in January 2026, accelerating from a 0.1% gain in the previous month. Significant price increases were seen for coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (+14.7%), watches and jewellery (+13.4%), as well as waste and scrap (+13.3%). Other notable contributors included other machinery and equipment (+9.8%), flat glass (+6.9%), sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery (+6.5%) and wood in the rough; products of primary processing of wood (+6.4%). On the other hand, wholesale prices fell sharply for other liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-13.2%), grain, seeds and animal feeds (-13.1%), motor spirit (-9.0%), plastics and rubber in primary forms (-8.9%) as well as hides and leather (-5.0%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices rose by 0.7% in January, recovering from a 0.7% decline in the preceding period.

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%).