19.01.202609:11:15UTC+00Austria Inflation Rate Confirmed at 3.8%

In December 2025, Austria's annual inflation rate eased to 3.8%, aligning with preliminary projections, after experiencing a consistent 4.0% increase over the previous three months. A slowdown was observed in price increments for housing and utilities (6.5% compared to November's 6.7%), health (5.2% vs 5.3%), transportation (2.1% vs 2.6%), recreation and culture (2.4% vs 3.0%), and the restaurant and hotel sector (5.5% vs 5.9%). Meanwhile, clothing and footwear costs decreased (-0.5% differing from a prior increase of 1.5%), and deflation in communication sectors deepened (-6.0% vs -5.7%). Conversely, prices for food and non-alcoholic drinks rose (3.9% vs 3.6%), as did those for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.7% vs 3.5%) and education (4.9% vs 4.5%). Prices rebounded in the sector of furnishings, household equipment, and maintenance (0.1% compared to -0.6% previously) and remained stable for miscellaneous goods and services at 4.5%. On a month-to-month basis, consumer prices in December rose by 0.3%, maintaining the same growth rate as recorded in November.