Austria’s wholesale prices gained momentum at the start of the year, with the non-seasonally adjusted wholesale price index rising 0.4% year-over-year in January 2026. This marks an acceleration from December 2025, when the annual increase stood at 0.1%.
The figures, updated on 6 February 2026, show that price pressures at the wholesale level have strengthened modestly compared with the same month a year earlier. The comparison is made on a year-over-year basis, meaning January 2026 prices are measured against January 2025, while the previous reading reflected December 2025 versus December 2024.
The move from 0.1% to 0.4% suggests a gradual firming in underlying wholesale price dynamics, a development that market participants may watch closely for potential knock-on effects on consumer prices and corporate cost structures in the months ahead.
