2025.09.1707:29:53UTC+00Austria Inflation Rate Confirmed at 4.1%

In August 2025, Austria's annual inflation rate rose to 4.1%, up from 3.6% in July, aligning with preliminary predictions. This represents the highest inflation rate observed since March of the previous year. The increase was primarily influenced by rising costs in several categories, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.8% compared to 3.6% in July), housing and utilities (6.1% compared to 5.7%), health (4.6% compared to 4.5%), transportation (1.2% compared to 0.3%), recreation and culture (4.1% compared to 3.9%), and restaurants and hotels (6.1% compared to 5.8%). In addition, clothing and footwear prices saw a rebound (4.5% compared to a previous -0.2%), and there was an increase in the costs of furnishings, household equipment, and maintenance (0.5%) after showing no change earlier. Conversely, inflation eased slightly for the education sector (from 5.0% to 4.8%), while the prices for both food and non-alcoholic beverages (5.2%) and miscellaneous goods and services (4.7%) remained constant. On a month-to-month basis, consumer prices experienced a 0.2% rise in August, which is a slowdown from the 0.3% increase noted in the prior period.