Business Indicator: Austria's Economy Grows by 0.9 Percent in 2015

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: November 18, 2015; 14:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

Bank Austria has published its latest "Business Indicator" on the Austrian economy. At the beginning of the final quarter of 2015, the already moderate economic recovery in Austria seems to have lost speed. The Bank Austria Business Indicator slipped into the red in October. A sharp decline in consumer sentiment has pushed the indicator to its lowest level in eight months, despite the continual increase in confidence within industry. In addition to a slowdown of economic activity in Austria in the meantime, the opposing trend in domestic and foreign demand can still be seen in the recent Bank Austria Business Indicator. The different developments of individual sentiment components highlight the fact that neither consumption nor investment activity have gained momentum, but demand from abroad is slowly increasing. The opposing trends in domestic economic activity and foreign demand appear to have strengthened in Austria for the time being.

Business Indicator: Austria's economy grows by 0.9 percent in 2015 / Picture: © UniCredit Bank Austria AG

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