Statistik Austria reports that its construction output price index stood at 104.9 in the second quarter of 2026, 4.9% above the same quarter of 2025.
According to Statistik Austria, the total construction output price index for the second quarter of 2026 came in at 104.9, an increase of 4.9% compared with the second quarter of 2025. The agency's press release of 10 August 2026 was titled "Construction prices in Austria continued to rise in Q2 2026". Starting with the first reporting quarter of 2026, the index is published with base year 2025 (2025 = 100). Construction output prices reflect the actual prices that building owners pay to construction companies for construction services. The index therefore captures not only the cost of inputs such as materials and wages, but also changes in productivity, profit margins and similar factors at construction firms. The index is calculated for residential buildings, other building construction, road construction, bridge construction and other civil engineering, and it is released roughly 40 days after the end of each quarter. For buyers and investors following the Austrian market, it is a useful indicator of how the cost of construction work is developing. Note that it measures prices of construction services, not prices of real estate itself.