About Purchasing Managers' Index
The UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index offers an evaluation of the economic situation of Austrian industry by selected purchasing managers.
Industrial recovery gains in scope and momentum
“The UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 54.4 points in August 2026, reaching its highest level since spring 2022. Compared with the previous month, the indicator rose by 2.9 points and is now well above the growth threshold of 50 points,” says UniCredit Bank Austria’s Chief Economist Stefan Bruckbauer, adding: “Austrian industry significantly accelerated its recovery in August. The main drivers were the strong recovery in German industry and rising demand in the rest of the eurozone.”
- The UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 54.4 points in August, reaching its highest level since spring 2022
- Strong expansion in output underpinned by increased domestic and foreign demand
- For the first time in 40 months, domestic industrial firms increased their workforce
- Persistently strong cost pressures are once again leading to a deterioration in profitability, despite slightly greater pricing power
- The build-up of stocks of raw materials was once again offset by a reduction in stocks of finished goods, in order to secure the supply of raw materials and prevent price fluctuations
- Optimism is spreading: the production expectations index rose to 61.5 points, reaching its highest level since the start of the Iran conflict
UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index
as of 27 August, 2026.
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