# Austria’s industry and construction output fell 0.5% year on year in August > Statistics Austria also reported a 0.9% monthly decline, with industry and construction moving differently. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/austria-production-index-august-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Economy - Country: Austria - Published: 2026-10-13T00:51:40+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-13T00:51:40+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-08 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/austria-production-index-august-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/austria-production-index-august-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/austria-production-index-august-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/austria-production-index-august-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/austria-production-index-august-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/austria-production-index-august-2026.md) Combined industry and construction output fell 0.5% in August 2026 from a year earlier on a working-day-adjusted basis, according to the production index published by Statistics Austria on October 9. The seasonally adjusted monthly change was a 0.9% decline. By sector, industry was down 1.2% year on year while construction rose 1.4%. In the seasonally adjusted monthly comparison, industry fell 1.2% and construction edged up 0.1%. The provisional index uses 2021 as its base; the two comparisons use different adjustments. ## Data ### Production index changes, August 2026 Year-on-year and monthly changes for industry and construction. Methodology: Year-on-year figures are working-day adjusted; monthly figures are seasonally adjusted percentage changes. The provisional index is based on 2021=100; index levels are not mixed with growth rates. | Sector | Annual change, working-day adjusted | Monthly change, seasonally adjusted | |---|---|---| | Industry and construction | -0.5 | -0.9 | | Industry | -1.2 | -1.2 | | Construction | 1.4 | 0.1 | | Intermediate goods | 5.2 | 0.9 | | Energy | -13 | -5.4 | | Capital goods | -2.5 | -3.3 | | Non-durable consumer goods | -0.1 | -1.7 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/austria-production-index-august-2026/data/austria-production-index-august-2026-table?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/austria-production-index-august-2026/data/austria-production-index-august-2026-table?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Statistics Austria]() (Source checked: 2026-10-13; Published: 2026-10-09) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)