Recovery Continuing. Business Cycle Report of February 2014

Leading indicators suggest a slow recovery is under way for the Austrian and the EU economy. While notably firms in Austria's manufacturing sector have become more optimistic about the state of the economy, confidence among domestic consumers has cooled somewhat recently. Industrial activity picked...

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Link(s) zu Dokument(en):WIFO Publikation
Veröffentlicht in:WIFO Bulletin
1. Verfasser: Sandra Bilek-Steindl
Format: article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2014
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Zusammenfassung:Leading indicators suggest a slow recovery is under way for the Austrian and the EU economy. While notably firms in Austria's manufacturing sector have become more optimistic about the state of the economy, confidence among domestic consumers has cooled somewhat recently. Industrial activity picked up already in the fourth quarter of 2013, and the tourism industry has also been registering sales gains in the winter season so far.