Austria's consumer price inflation moderated in June from a 5-month high in the previous month, flash data from Statistics Austria showed on Wednesday.
The consumer price index climbed 3.2% year-over-year in June, slower than the 3.7% increase in May.
The downward trend in inflation was largely due to the price developments in energy, where the annual price growth eased notably to 5.4% from 9.8% amid less upward pressure from fuel and heating oil.
Inflation based on food, beverages, and tobacco also softened to 1.5% from 2.2%. Prices for industrial goods also rose at a slower pace of 1.1% versus 1.3% in May.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices remained flat.
The EU measure of inflation, the harmonized index of consumer prices, grew 3.2% annually, while it stayed unchanged since May.
