Austria's inflation falls to 1.8 pct, lowest level since February 2021

VIENNA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Austria's inflation rate fell from 2.3 percent in August to 1.8 percent in September, the lowest level since February 2021, Statistics Austria said on Thursday.

This marks the first time since April 2021 that Austria's annual inflation rate has fallen below the 2-percent medium-term inflation target set by the European Central Bank.