Austria Wholesale Inflation Remains at 3-Year High

Wholesale prices in Austria rose 10.2% year-on-year in October 2026, maintaining their fastest pace since February 2023 and matching the rate recorded in the previous month. The increase was driven by sharp price gains in other liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (70.6%), motor spirit (41.5%), plastics and rubber in primary forms (31.3%), waste and scrap (27.3%), and non-iron metals (20.2%). Prices also rose for information and communication equipment (19.3%), grain, seeds and animal feeds (18.1%), solid fuels (17.5%), other machinery and equipment (16.2%), iron and steel (13.0%), and fertilisers and agrochemical products (11.6%). In contrast, prices fell for live animals (-8.5%), dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (-2.0%), and hides and leather (-1.2%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices fell 0.2% in October, reversing a six-month high increase of 1.9% in September, mainly due to lower fuel prices.

Wholesale prices in Austria climbed by 10.2% year-on-year in September 2026, marking the fastest rise since February 2023 and accelerating from an 8.2% gain in the previous month. The increase was driven by sharp price gains in other liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (68.8%), motor spirit (45.1%), plastics and rubber in primary forms (26.6%), waste and scrap (25.6%), and non-iron metals (21.2%). Prices also rose for information and communication equipment (18.8%), other machinery and equipment (18.1%), solid fuels (16.2%), grain, seeds and animal feeds (11.8%), and iron and steel (11.8%). In contrast, prices fell for live animals (-10.9%) and dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (-1.3%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices rose 1.9% in September, the highest in six months and accelerating from 0.9% in August, mainly due to higher prices for other liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (12.6%), motor spirit (10.4%), and grain, seeds and animal feeds (7.0%).

Wholesale prices in Austria rose 8.2% year-on-year in August 2026 from 6.9% in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since February 2023, driven by gains in other liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (52.3%), motor spirit (33.6%), plastics and rubber in primary forms (23.9%), and waste and scrap (23.4%). Notable price increases were also recorded in non-iron metals (19.6%), information and communication equipment (17.4%), other machinery and equipment (17.4%), solid fuels (13.1%), and iron and steel (10.0%). In contrast, prices fell in live animals (-11.9%), dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (-1.4%), radio, television, recording and reproduction equipment (-1.3%), and fruits and vegetables (-1.1%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices rose to 0.9% in August from 0.8% in July, mainly due to higher prices for other liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (7.4%) and grain, seeds and animal feeds (4.7%).