Austrian Industrial Sector Expands

IndustrialsIndustrial Goods ♦ Published: November 30, 2012; 20:38 ♦ (Vindobona)

Positive production trends in industry and construction in August 2012; turnover +3.9%. Output of construction of buildings and civil engineering increased by 6.3% from January until August 2012.

Austrian Industrial Sector Expands / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to calculations by Statistics Austria, the 61 491 enterprises (+0.8% compared to the previous year) in the entire industry and construction sector turned over a total of € 21.6bn (+3.9%) in August 2012, coupled with slightly increasing employment (937 162 persons, +0.4%).

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