Austria’s Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) inched higher in September, with the year-over-year rate rising to 3.6%, up slightly from 3.5% previously. Both the current and prior readings refer to September 2026, highlighting a modest acceleration in harmonised inflation compared with the same month a year earlier.
The HICP figure measures price changes using a harmonised methodology across EU member states, allowing for cross-country comparison. In this case, the “actual” rate shows how prices in September 2026 compare with September 2025, while the “previous” rate reflected how prices in the earlier reference period compared with its corresponding month a year before. The latest update, published on 16 October 2026, signals that Austrian inflation pressures remain elevated, with only a marginal uptick on the harmonised measure.
