Austrian Retail Trade Accelerates Economic Upward Trend

People ♦ Published: February 2, 2011; 00:01 ♦ (Vindobona)

In 2010, the Austrian retail trade rose by 4.0%. Thus, this figure represents the highest retail trade growth since the 1990s.

Austrian Retail Trade Accelerates Economic Upward Trend / Picture: © ÖVP Bundespartei / Jacob Glaser

Based on first calculations by Statistics Austria for the year 2010, the Austrian turnover in retail trade at nominal values increased by 4.0% and sales increased by 2.3%, compared to 2009. Due to an excellent Christmas trade, turnover in December 2010 rose by 4.5% at nominal values and sales by 2.3% in comparison to the same month of the year before.

Minister of Economy Reinhold…