Austria’s industrial production rose by 0.6% year-on-year in September 2026, reversing an upwardly revised 0.2% decline in August. This was the strongest increase since December 2025. The improvement was driven by stronger output in the construction sector (3.7% vs 2.7% in August), while the industrial sector continued to contract but at a slower pace (-0.4% vs -1.2%).
Among the main industrial groupings, growth in intermediate goods production accelerated (5.9% vs 5.0%), and activity in consumer durables returned to expansion (4.7% vs -4.4%). In addition, output declines eased in energy (-8.2% vs -9.7%) and capital goods (-1.0% vs -1.3%). By contrast, production in consumer non-durables fell more sharply (-10.4% vs -1.3%).
On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output increased by 0.1% in September, following a downwardly revised 1.2% drop in the previous month.
