Winter season 2011/12: with 64.3 million overnights still at a high level; new record of 16.4 million arrivals

Austrian tourists gain best value for their money in the East European EU countries. Austrian tourists gain best value for their money in the East European EU countries. So, the best value for money among a set of 28 analysed countries can be realised in Bulgaria and Romania. The decreasing purchasing power for overseas destinations is due to weak euro.

A total of 98 281 registrations of used motor vehicles were observed in April 2012, by 0.3% more compared to April 2011 and a decrease of 2.9% considering March 2012. Used passenger car registrations (73 294) increased by 1.7% as well. The number of diesel driven passenger cars achieved increases, petrol driven ones were on the decrease.

The annual inflation rate of the consumer price index (CPI 2010) was 2.3% in April. This was the lowest rate since December 2010 (2.3%). Based on the high price level one year before, the increase of mineral oil product prices was 8% and for food products 1.3%. The largest upward pressures to the change in inflation came from price increases for housing, water and energy (+3.4%) The all item index (CPI 2010) amounted to 105.8 in April.