Austria’s annual producer price inflation accelerated to 6.0% in September 2026, up from 4.7% in August, reaching its highest rate since March 2023. The increase was driven primarily by higher energy prices (11.4% vs 7.3% in August) and more expensive intermediate goods (7.4% vs 7.2%). Prices for capital goods also picked up (1.4% vs 1.0%), while the inflation rate for consumer goods remained unchanged at 0.3%.
On a monthly basis, the producer price index rose by 1.2% in September, the largest increase in six months, following a 1.0% rise in August. The strongest price gains were recorded in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (3.6%), followed by the manufacture of paper and paper products (1.0%). In contrast, prices declined in the manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (-0.3%) and textiles (-0.2%).
