Throughout 2013, the construction industry suffered from the heavy pressure exerted by imbalances in the real estate markets. Civil engineering was affected in particular by restricted public budgets. Altogether, overall construction volumes declined by 3.0 percent. For 2014, demand in general...

According to the results of WIFO's Spring 2013 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices is expected to increase by 6.5 percent in 2013. However, the increase is highly uneven across industry groups. The intermediate goods industry plans to cut its investments by...

After the double-dip recession starting in 2008, the European construction sector returned to growth in 2014. With an average rate of +1.0 percent across all 19 Euroconstruct member countries, the recovery is not very strong but can be found in almost all countries. Despite the sluggish economic...

In 2013, Austria's economy grew by just 0.4 percent, the slowest growth rate since the recession of 2008-09 when overall production had shrunk by 3.8 percent. Both the investment volume and private household consumption declined in real terms. Unemployment rose sharply to a new height of 7.6...

Gross value added grew at a slow rate everywhere in Austria, due to the fact that exports, the traditional drivers of growth, failed as propellant. The brightening of national and international prospects in the second half of the year helped industrial regions, gaining them a slight growth edge...

Public Private Partnership (PPP) refers to a co-operation between public sector and private companies. PPP schemes aim to tap the financial power, specific know-how and efficiency of the private sector for the benefit of public projects. Auditing reports and interviews served as sources to...

Investment will increase in manufacturing by 9.2 percent in 2014 as compared to the previous year. The largest rise is expected for producers of consumer goods and of investment goods (including transport equipment). However, manufacturers of intermediates plan a minor rise in investment. Firms...

According to the results of WIFO's Spring 2009 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing (at current prices) is expected to decrease by 15 percent in 2009. A detailed look at broad manufacturing industry groups shows that the fall will be most pronounced in motor vehicles with a decline of...

According to the results of WIFO's spring 2010 investment survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices is expected to decrease by 11 percent in 2010. A detailed look at broad manufacturing industry groups shows that the decline will be most pronounced in motor vehicles,...

According to the results of WIFO's Autumn 2009 investment survey, investment in manufacturing at current prices decreased by 24.0 percent in 2009, the largest drop since WIFO began to collect investment data (in 1964). For 2010 the greatest decline is expected for automotive, capital and...