According to WIFO estimates, Austrian manufacturing achieved a cash flow to sales ratio of 11 percent in 2003, which is comparable to the performance in 2002. The high cash flow to sales ratio in 2002 had been unexpected, given the sluggish growth prospects. A survey among major firms conducted...

According to the latest WIFO business survey carried out in cooperation with the EU among 2,700 firms in the manufacturing sector, capital formation by the construction industries and public utilities makes a significant contribution to the recovery, even though it is less dynamic than in the...

According to the recent WIFO forecast, economic growth in Austria is set to decelerate from 3.3 percent in 2000 to 1.7 percent in 2001. The slowdown is mainly due to a weaker European environment which itself is the consequence of slower growth in the USA and of higher energy costs. These...

Thanks to their excellent performance, business services have attracted the attention of economists in recent years. According to national accounts figures, they contributed ATS 126.2 billion, or 5.2 percent, to GDP in 1996 and provided 143,490 jobs. In 1987 to 1996, average growth in value...

For 1998, WIFO estimates a cash-flow to sales ratio of 8.9 percent, approximately the same level as in 1997. Surveys performed by the Confederation of Austrian Industry (Vereinigung der Österreichischen Industrie) among manufacturing firms confirm this estimate and likewise suggest no further...

Due to the slowdown in the first half of 1999 as a result of the financial crises in Asia, Latin America and Russia, WIFO expects a temporary decline of the cash flow/sales ratio to 9.1 percent in 1999 for Austrian manufacturing, as compared to 9.7 percent in 1988. The survey performed by the...

Growth prospects for the Austrian economy are expected to improve significantly in 2000. The European economy has gained momentum, the American economy still follows a stable growth path, and Asia and Latin-America are on the road to recovery. WIFO predicts that the Austrian GDP will achieve a...

According to the recent WIFO investment survey, which samples some 900 firms of the manufacturing sector, the construction sector and the energy sector as well as public transport enterprises and public utilities in Austria, investment spending will decrease by 6.4 percent in nominal terms in...

In its recent investment survey, WIFO asked approximately 2,800 firms of the manufacturing sector, the construction sector and the energy sector about recent capital expenditure and plans for future investments, the development and sales, and their business expectations.

In its recent investment survey, WIFO asked approximately 2,600 firms of the manufacturing sector, the construction sector and the energy sector about their plans for future investments, the development of sales, as well as their business expectations. Due to sluggish export demand as a result...