Surprisingly manufacturers expect to boost their investments substantially in 2015. Considering the weak recovery and an economic situation that has hardly improved at all it is unlikely that their expectations will come true. In 2014, manufacturers raised their investments by 10 percent,...

Manufacturers are modest about increasing their investments in 2014. While producers of capital and consumer goods intend to ramp up their investments, those producing intermediate products expect a decline. The construction industry plans to invest more than in the previous year. However, this...

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 the WIFO Spring 2012 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices is expected to increase by 9 percent in 2012. The increase will be greater for investment in equipment (+14 percent) than for investment in structures (+3 percent). A...

According to the results of WIFO's Autumn 2012 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing (in current prices) will increase by 13 percent in 2013. The largest rise is expected for producers of consumer goods, followed by investment goods. Manufacturers of intermediates expect a decrease in...

According to the results of the WIFO Autumn 2011 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices is expected to increase by 10 percent in 2012. While investment in machinery and equipment will expand (+12 percent), investment in structures is set to decline (–16...

Die Unternehmen der Sachgütererzeugung planen, ihre Investitionen 2013 deutlich zu steigern (nominell +13,0%). Besonders ausgeprägt ist die Ausweitung in der Konsumgütererzeugung. Nach einem Rückgang der Investitionen in der Bauwirtschaft 2012 (–19%) erwarten die Bauunternehmen für 2013...

According to the results of WIFO's Autumn 2010 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices will increase by 21.9 percent in 2011. The highest growth is expected for automotive and investment goods. Investment recovery varies by firm size: while large firms expect...

According to the results of the WIFO Spring 2011 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices is expected to increase by 17 percent in 2011. The increase will be relatively greater for investment in structures (+33 percent) than for investment in equipment (+15...

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...