Producer prices in Austria rose 2.8% year-on-year in May 2026, following an upwardly revised 2.0% increase in the previous month and marking the highest level since April 2023.
The main upward pressure came from higher prices for intermediate goods (5.6% vs 4.0% in April), energy (2.7% vs 2.0%), and capital goods (1.0% vs 0.4%).
Meanwhile, prices for consumer goods edged up by 0.1%, easing from a 0.6% rise in April.
On a monthly basis, the PPI increased 0.5%, slowing from an upwardly revised 1.0% rise in April, as price increases in basic metals (2.3%), chemicals and chemical products (3.7%), and motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (1.2%) were partially offset by decreases in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-0.8%) and food products (-0.1%).