Wholesale prices in Austria climbed by 10.2% year-on-year in September 2026, marking the fastest rise since February 2023 and accelerating from an 8.2% gain in the previous month. The increase was driven by sharp price gains in other liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (68.8%), motor spirit (45.1%), plastics and rubber in primary forms (26.6%), waste and scrap (25.6%), and non-iron metals (21.2%). Prices also rose for information and communication equipment (18.8%), other machinery and equipment (18.1%), solid fuels (16.2%), grain, seeds and animal feeds (11.8%), and iron and steel (11.8%). In contrast, prices fell for live animals (-10.9%) and dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (-1.3%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices rose 1.9% in September, the highest in six months and accelerating from 0.9% in August, mainly due to higher prices for other liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (12.6%), motor spirit (10.4%), and grain, seeds and animal feeds (7.0%).