The consumer price index commonly computed by national statistical agencies can be interpreted as a weighted average of price indices for individual households, with the weights proportional to the total consumption expenditure of each household. In other words, the aggregate consumer price...

According to the December 2005 economic outlook of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), Austria's real gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to increase by 1.9% in 2005. Economic growth is then expected to accelerate to 2.3% in 2006 and in 2007. Inflation according to the Harmonised...

On November 11 and 12, 2004, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) held a workshop entitled Macroeconomic Models and Forecasts for Austria. The purpose of the workshop was to provide an overview of the econometric models developed and used in Austria, and to promote exchanges between the main...

Economic Outlook for Austria from 2009 to 2011 (December 2009)

According to the June 2008 economic outlook of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), economic growth in Austria is projected to weaken compared with the economic boom years of 2006 and 2007 owing to the international financial crisis and the spike in commodity prices. Real GDP growth is...

According to the economic outlook of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), Austria’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 3.3% in 2006 and by 2.8% and 2.4% in 2007 and 2008, respectively. The OeNB’s growth forecasts for 2006 and 2007 have been revised upward by 0.8...