Wholesale prices in Austria increased by 0.1% year-on-year in December 2025, easing from a 0.9% rise in November.
Despite the slowdown, gains were recorded across major components, including coffee, tea and cocoa (21.8%), watches and jewellery (21.8%), and live animals (14.6%).
Other key price increases were also noted for sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionary (8.4%), wood in the rough, products of primary processing of wood (6.3%), musical instruments (5.6%) dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (5.4%).
Prices also rose for alcoholic beverages (4.9%), books, magazines and newspapers (4.9%), meat and meat products (4.8%), flat glass (4.7%) and tobacco products (4.5%).
On a monthly basis, wholesale prices fell by 0.9% in December, reversing a 0.9% increase in the prior month.
In 2025, the average annual wholesale inflation rate rose to 0.2%, driven by notable price increases in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (22.6%), watches and jewellery (20.3%), and live animals (13.5%).