Austrian Industrial and Construction Turnover Up by 10.9%

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: July 29, 2011; 18:01 ♦ (Vindobona)

Opposing production trends in industry and construction in April 2011; turnover increased by 10.9%. Energy and metal industry are dominant factors.

Austrian Industrial and Construction Turnover Up by 10.9% / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to calculations by Statistics Austria, the 60,318 enterprises (-0.6% compared to the previous year) in the entire industry and construction sector turned over a total of € 19.9bn (+10.9%) in April 2011, coupled with an increasing employment (890,376 persons, +1.0%).

At establishment level, industrial production sold was above the previous year’s level and amounted…