Austria’s trade deficit widened significantly to EUR 1.90 billion in August 2025 from EUR 0.60 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year. Exports tumbled 11.7% year-on-year to EUR 11.92 billion, dragged down by a decrease in machinery and vehicles (-12%), followed by chemical products (-18.9%). Exports dropped to both non-EU countries (-33%) and EU countries (-0.9%). Meanwhile, imports contracted by 1.9% year-on-year to EUR 13.82 billion, attributed to lower shipments of machinery and vehicles (-3%), processed goods (-4.5%), and other manufactured goods (-3.2%). Imports fell for EU countries (-3.7%), but increased for non-EU countries (1.6%).