Austrian Industrial and Construction turnover up by 15.2%

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: May 3, 2011; 06:33 ♦ (Vindobona)

Opposing production trends in industry and construction in January 2011; turnover +15.2%. Metal industry and automotive industry are dominant factors.

Austrian Industrial and Construction turnover up by 15.2% / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to calculations by Statistics Austria, the 60 375 enterprises (-0.6% compared to the previous year) in the entire industry and construction sector turned over a total of € 16.9bn (+15.2%) in January 2011, coupled with a slightly increasing employment (834 408, +1.3%).

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