Service Exports Key Success Factor for Austrian Foreign Trade

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: May 22, 2012; 11:30 ♦ (Vindobona)

Regardless of global economic turbulence, Austria enjoyed considerable success in the international trade of goods and services in 2011.

Service Exports Key Success Factor for Austrian Foreign Trade / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Despite the unfavourable economic backdrop from the second half of the year, Austria managed to achieve a trade surplus in services of € 5.9bn or 1.9% of GDP. According to Oesterreichischer Nationalbank (OeNB) , this is proof of Austria's unwavering competitive ability on the international stage and the great reputation enjoyed by Austrian services on the global markets. These results…