Austria's Inflation Confirmed at 3.6% in September, a Four-Month High
VIENNA — Austria's annual inflation rate rose to 3.6 percent in September 2026 from 3.2 percent in August, confirming preliminary estimates and marking a four-month high, Statistics Austria said. The increase was mainly driven by higher inflation in transportation, which accelerated to 10.8 percent from 7.8 percent in August, and in housing and utilities, which rose to 4.2 percent from 3.3 percent.
Inflation also picked up for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2.4 percent, from 2.0 percent), food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.4 percent, from 0.3 percent) and furnishings and household goods (1.0 percent, from 0.4 percent). In contrast, inflation eased for health (3.6 percent, from 4.4 percent), recreation, sport and culture (2.1 percent, from 2.5 percent), education (4.0 percent, from 4.9 percent) and restaurants and accommodation (4.1 percent, from 4.7 percent). Clothing and footwear prices fell 1.4 percent.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased by 0.2 percent, easing from 0.6 percent in August. The annual harmonised inflation rate, used for EU comparison, also rose to 3.6 percent, from 2.9 percent in the preceding period. (GSM, based on Statistics Austria data)
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 维也纳奥地利议会大厦。Austrian Parliament Building, Vienna. Photo by Peter Haas, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
