Austria’s trade deficit widened to EUR 434.1 million in April 2026, up from EUR 403 million in the same month a year earlier. Imports grew 5.8% year-on-year to EUR 17.5 billion, driven by stronger purchases from both intra-EU partners (+4.2%) and extra-EU countries (+8.9%). Import growth was led by fuels and energy (+41.5%), other processed goods (+8.5%), and machinery and vehicles (+5.7%).
Exports rose 6.1% to EUR 17.1 billion, supported by higher shipments to intra-EU countries (+5.8%) and extra-EU markets (+6.6%). The main contributors to export growth were chemical products (+20.2%) and processed goods (+6.2%).
