The Austrian economy was flat quarter-on-quarter in Q4 2025, slowing sharply from a downwardly revised 0.3% expansion in the previous quarter and falling short of preliminary estimates of a 0.2% growth. Net trade dragged on GDP as imports rebounded sharply to 1.7% from -0.7%, while exports rose modestly to 0.3% from -0.1%. Meanwhile, fixed investments recovered (1.4% vs -2.1%), while household consumption growth also posted an increase (0.5% vs 0.2%). On the production side, growth reflected contributions from real estate activities (0.4% vs -0.4%), accommodation and food service (3.3% vs -1.2%), and public administration, education, and healthcare (0.8% vs 0.7%). In contrast, slower expansion was observed in agriculture (2.6% vs 3.3%), construction (-0.8% vs -0.7%), and trade (-0.5% vs -0.2%). On a yearly basis, GDP grew by 0.6% from an upwardly revised 1.1% in Q3. For the whole year, Austria’s economy grew 0.6% in real terms, rebounding sharply from a 0.7% contraction in 2024.