Inflation rate in Austria fell to less than 4%
VIENNA, 7 JANUARY / WAM / The inflation rate in Austria decreased slightly in the month of December to 3.8%, falling to less than 4.0%, for the first time since July 2025, amid expectations that the inflation rate will continue to decline during the new year 2026.
Manuela Link, Director of the Austrian Statistics Authority, announced a slowdown in the pace of price increases at the end of the past year 2025, especially energy sector prices, which rose by 9.0% in December, compared to an increase of 10.9% in November, explaining that fuel prices had a dampening effect on the inflation rate, while electricity prices remained at high levels.
The Austrian official explained that the services sector was the strongest driver of inflation, due to the rise in the prices of its products by 4.4% in December, coinciding with the acceleration in the pace of rise in the prices of the food, beverages and tobacco sectors, which witnessed an increase above average of 4.1% in December, compared to an increase of 3.6% in November.
Economists in Austria expect the inflation rate to decline during the current year, to a rate ranging between 2.5% and 2.6%, after inflation recorded a rate of about 3.5% last year 2025, due to the significant rise in energy prices.
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