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Forecasts of key economic indicators for Austria
OeNB
WIFO
IHS
OECD
IWF
European commission
June 2026
April 2026
April 2026
June2026
April 2026
May 2026
2026
2027
2028
2026
2027
2026
2027
2026
2027
2026
2027
2026
2027
Key results
Annual change in %
Real GDP
0.6
1.1
1.2
0.9
1.3
0.5
0.8
0.7
1.1
0.7
1.0
0.6
0.9
Real private consumption
0.5
1.0
0.8
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.7
0.9
1.0
x
x
0.5
0.7
Real government consumption
0.7
0.7
0.9
1.2
1.0
0.0
0.2
1.0
0.7
x
x
0,3
0.2
Real gross fixed capital formation
0.5
1.5
2.1
1.0
2.1
0.0
0.7
0.7
1.5
x
x
0.7
1.8
Real exports
1.3
2.1
2.8
1.5
2.2
1.1
2.1
1.0
1.9
0.9
1.3
1.6
2.1
Real imports
1.5
2.2
2.8
1.0
2.0
1.0
2.2
1.4
1.7
0.8
1.3
1.5
2.0
Labour productivity
1
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.7
x
x
0.3
0.3
GDP deflator
1.3
2.0
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.0
2.5
1.6
2.3
2.6
2.1
2.9
CPI
x
x
x
2.7
2.3
2.9
2.4
x
x
x
x
x
x
HICP
3:2
2.4
2.1
2.7
2.4
2.9
2.4
2.8
2.4
2.5
2.6
3.0
2.5
Unit labor costs
1.7
2.3
2.0
1.7
2.0
1.7
1.8
2.2
1.7
x
x
2.2
2.4
Payroll employment
2
0.1
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.6
in % of labour force, Eurostat definition
Unemployment rate
5.6
5.4
5.2
5.8
5.5
5.7
5.6
5.8
5.6
5.7
5.6
5.7
5.6
% of nominal GDP
Current account
1.2
1.9
2.3
1.5
1.4
x
x
1.4
0.9
0.4
0.7
0.7
1.3
General government
surplus/deficit
-4.1
-3.9
-3.8
-4.1
-4.0
-4.2
-4.1
-4.0
--4.2
--4.2
-3.8
-4.1
-4.1
General government debt
84:2
85:6
86:4
83.4
84.6
x
x
83.4
85.7
82.1
82.7
83,4
84.9
Conditioning assumptions
Oil price in USD/barrel
96.9
81.882.2
77.1
88.0
76.0
92.5
80.7
91.8
80.2
82.2
76.0
91,2
78,2
Short-term interest rate in %
2.4
2.8
2.7
2.0
2.1
2.4
2.8
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.0
2.4
2.6
USD/EUR
1.17
1.17
1.17
1.16
1.16
1.15
1.16
1.18
1.18
1.18
x
1.17
1.17
Annual change in %
Euroarea: Real GDP
0.8
1.2
1.5
1.0
1.3
0.8
1.1
0.8
1.2
1.1
1.2
0.9
1.2
USA: Real GDP
2.1
1.8
1.9
2.3
2.1
1.8
1.8
2.0
1.8
2.3
2.1
2.2
2.1
World: Real GDP
2.8
2.9
3.1
x
x
2.8
2.8
2.9
3.1
3.1
3.2
2.8
3.2
World trade
3
3.5
3.3
3.4
x
x
0.2
2.0
3.1
2.9
2.8
3.8
2.0
3.1
Source:
OeNB
,
WIFO
,
IHS
,
OECD
,
IMF
,
European Commission
.
1
OeNB and WIFO: hourly productivity of labour; IHS: labour productivity per employee.
2
WIFO and IHS: Employment adjusted for persons on parental leave, in compulsory military training or undergoing training under a program of the Public Employment Service.
3
IHS: goods following CPB.
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