Strong Growth in Foreign Trade in the First Quarter of 2011

BusinessForeign Trade ♦ Published: June 7, 2011; 11:54 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austrian imports and exports increased by 22% in the first three month of the year. In March, trade volume amounted to more than € 11bn in both directions.

Strong Growth in Foreign Trade in the First Quarter of 2011 / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Danny Cornelissen [http://www.portpictures.nl]

According to preliminary results by Statistics Austria, total imports amounted to € 31.04bn and total exports amounted to € 29.53bn in the period January to March 2011. Austrian imports increased by 22.6% and Austrian exports rose by 22.2% compared to the first quarter of 2010. The trade volume was approximately the same as in the period of January to March 2008 (imports: €…