Die heimische Wirtschaftsleistung ging im IV. Quartal 2011 leicht zurück. Die Wachstumsdämpfung ist vor allem auf eine schwache Weltwirtschaft und die damit reduzierten internationalen Kapital- und Handelsströme zurückzuführen. Das hohe Maß an makrofinanziellen Risiken hält weiter an. Die...

Im IV. Quartal 2012 ging die heimische Wirtschaftsleistung leicht zurück. Die Wachstumsdämpfung ist vor allem auf die Schwäche der Weltwirtschaft und die damit verbundene Verringerung der internationalen Kapital- und Handelsströme zurückzuführen. Anfang 2013 zog die Weltkonjunktur wieder...

Real GDP in Austria expanded by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2014 compared with the previous quarter. The upturn did not accelerate further, but it did strengthen. Economic growth, which is buttressed by broad-based demand, is increasingly receiving stimulus from abroad. Global economic...

Austria's gross domestic product contracted at a quarter-on-quarter rate of 0.1 percent in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2011. The decline was dampened by gross investment and the persistent stability in private consumption. Industrial production declined markedly in December. Economic...

Overall, the latest data on the state of the global economy suggest that the upswing will continue; they are somewhat mixed, however. Growth remains robust in the USA, Latin America and South East Asia. Developments in the euro area, by contrast, continue to be characterised by the debt crisis....

The Austrian economy expanded at a quarterly rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2012. All demand components contributed to growth. On the production side, notably trade and other economic services provided positive stimulus. The results of WIFO's latest Business Cycle Survey and the...

Austrian economic output contracted moderately in the fourth quarter of 2012. The slower pace of growth was mainly attributable to the weak global economy and the associated decline in international capital and trade flows. At the beginning of 2013, global economic activity picked up again....

After unexpectedly vigorous growth at the beginning of the year, the Austrian economy expanded by a mere 0.1 percent in the second quarter of 2012. Economic activity has thus slowed noticeably, but this development can be described as relatively good, given the recession in the euro area. The...

Global economic developments have been uneven, but activity has recently been robust notably in large economies such as the USA and the UK. In the euro area, by contrast, momentum has been muted. The Austrian economy stagnated in the second half of 2014. Given the somewhat more positive economic...

Austria's real GDP contracted by 0.1 percent in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter. As a result of this development and consistent with the dismal picture painted by the leading indicators for the fourth quarter of 2014, a technical recession lies within the realms of...