Austria Wholesale Prices Rebound in August

Wholesale prices in Austria rose by 0.2% year-on-year in August 2025, rebounding from a 0.1% drop in the previous month. The growth was driven by significant increases in costs for coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (+24.7%), watches and jewelry (+18.9%), live animals (+18.5%) and non-alcoholic beverages (+9.6%), fruits and vegetables (+9.3%). Upward pressures also came from meat and meat products (+6%), dairy products, eggs, edible oils, and fats (+5.8%), alcoholic beverages (+5%), and sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionary (+4.9%). Conversely, price declines were seen from plastics and rubber in primary forms (-9.7%), waste and scrap (-9.5%), other liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (-8.7%), solid fuels (-8.6%), and motor spirit (-5.4%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices fell by 0.6% in August, reversing a 0.2% increase in the preceding period.