Small Rise in Industrial Turnover

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: March 30, 2012; 11:19 ♦ (Vindobona)

Positive production trends in industry and construction in December 2011: turnover rose by 3.7%. Industrial producer prices rose by 2.1% in February 2012 compared to February 2011.

Small Rise in Industrial Turnover / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to calculations by Statistics Austria, the 60 195 enterprises (-0.4% compared to the previous year) in the entire industry and construction sector turned over a total of €22.8 bn (+3.7%) in December 2011, coupled with increasing employment (871 662 persons, +2.3%).

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