Positive Production Trends in Industry and Construction in August

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: November 30, 2011; 10:50 ♦ (Vindobona)

Total turnover went up by 12.7% year-on-year and reached € 20.2bn. Employment figures increased by 1.9%.

Positive Production Trends in Industry and Construction in August / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to calculations by Statistics Austria, the 60,234 enterprises (-0.4% compared to the previous year) in the entire industry and construction sector turned over a total of € 20.2bn (+12.7%) in August 2011, coupled with an increasing employment (925,318 persons, +1.9%).

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