Rising Prices in Austria: Inflation in August at 4.1 Percent
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The inflation rate is still increasing: Inflation continued to rise sharply from 3.6 percent to 4.1 percent in the previous month. Who are the biggest price drivers?
According to Statistik Austria, inflation climbed to 4.1 percent in August after 3.6 percent in July. "This was the most recent inflation rate in March 2024", confirmed Statistik-Austria-General Director Manuela Lenk on Wednesday the figures already expected in the rapid estimate. The strongest price drivers are currently catering, electricity and food.
Inflation in Austria climbed to 4.1 percent in August. Electricity, gastronomy and food were the most important price drivers.
Year-on-year inflation growth in Austria accelerated to 4.1 percent in August 2025 from 3.6 percent in the previous month. This was shown on Wednesday by refined data from the statistics office, which confirmed the preliminary estimate. This is reported by the RTTNews portal. This is the highest value since March last year. This was contributed by higher prices for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.8 percent versus 3.6 percent in July), housing…
VIENNA. "This was the rate of inflation most recently in March 2024", confirmed Statistik-Austria-General Director Manuela Lenk on Wednesday.
Inflation in Austria stood at 4.1 percent in August. Price drivers were electricity, food and gastronomy. By comparison: inflation in the eurozone was 2.1 percent.
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