The annual inflation rate in Austria stood at 4% in October 2025, unchanged from the previous month, preliminary estimates showed. “Services resumed to have the greatest impact on inflation, rising by 4.6%, after 4,7% in September. Inflation for industrial goods was also less pronounced at +1.3% compared to +1.4% in September. Food, tobacco and alcohol showed a growth of 3.9%, following 3.8% in September. The largest increase was in energy prices, which rose even more dynamically at +9.7% than in September with +8.1%, as prices increased for electricity and gas year-on-year. The so-called core inflation, which covers the aggregates industrial goods and services, was 3.4%, down from 3.5% in September,” according to Statistics Austria Director General Manuela Lenk. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.4% in October, rebounding from a 0.2% fall in the preceding period.