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As a result, the Austrian economy will grow by \u00bc percentage point p.a. less than the euro area average in 2026-2030. WIFO expects real GDP growth of 1 percent p.a. According to the European Commission's methodology, the annual trend growth rate is \u00be percent (average 2010-2019 +1.1 percent p.a.). Private consumption is expected to grow by an average of 1 percent p.a. during the forecast period, thereby supporting economic growth. Demographic change will intensify labour shortages. On the one hand, this is dampening the medium-term growth outlook, but on the other hand, it is significantly reducing unemployment: after 7.5 percent in 2025, the unemployment rate is expected to decline to 5.9 percent by 2030. The strong inflation observed since the end of 2021 will slow to 2.4 percent in 2026. By mid-2027, the inflation rate should reach the European Central Bank's target and remain at 2 percent in the medium term. 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