Austria's Export Are Heading for Another Record Year

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: May 7, 2011; 12:57 ♦ (Vindobona)

Exports grew by 24% to € 18bn in the first two months of 2011, continuing to be a crucial pillar of the Austrian economy.

Austria's Export Are Heading for Another Record Year / Picture: © Vindobona.org

"Exports, the driving engine of Austrian prosperity have started again fully after the global economic crisis. Already in 2010, Austria was able to get back to its export’s success before the crisis. This year things are going uphill and I expect an even better come out for 2011 than for the previous record year 2008 with an export volume of € 117bn", says Economic Chamber President…