Economic activity is relatively little differentiated by provinces, but shows a clear pattern by major regions. The West (–1.0 percent) suffered more from the global recession than the East (–0.4 percent), with positive growth in the Burgenland. The South is in a serious crisis, especially...

The economic recovery in Austria is well under way. Signs that economic activity has picked up can also be found at the regional level. None of the major regions has lagged behind; even in the Southeast, where in previous business cycles the rebound came at a late stage, demand has firmed up...

With the weakening of economic activity in Austria, the regional disparities in economic growth have remained small for the second consecutive year. The regional development was characterised by structural problems in energy and wage intensive manufacturing branches. Manufacturing output dropped...

Three factors have shaped the regional business cycle pattern in the 3rd quarter 1995: First, the pace of economic growth continues to be determined by manufacturing industry. The construction sector is in stagnation, the fall in tourism demand has become more marked towards the seasonal peak....

The gap in economic development between regions narrowed significantly in 1998. Much of the effect can be explained by the increasing maturity of the business cycle, i.e., a boom that is fuelled not just by exports but also by domestic demand components. Nevertheless, those Länder which had...

The continuation of the upswing accentuated the growth differentials among the Austrian provinces in 1990. In contrast to earlier cycles, in 1990 the Eastern parts of Austria were favoured by the late phase of the boom and economic growth was higher than in the West.