Detailed results for industry and construction

Activities in industry and construction focused naturally on the “Manufacturing” sector (Section C of ÖNACE 2008), which accounted for about two fifths (42.9%) of enterprises in industry and construction during the reporting year 2009, with 25 319 enterprises. With around two thirds (65.0%) of all self-employed persons and employees and a volume of €143.4 bn, they generated 66.1% of total turnover. The share of the production value, of the gross value added at factor costs and investment volume, at €133.7 bn, €41.2 bn and €6.0 bn respectively, amounted to about two thirds (64.7%, 65.2% and 60.7% respectively).

The “Mining and quarrying” section (Section B of ÖNACE 2008) accounted for 0.6% of enterprises, which in turn employed 0.7% of the total number of persons employed. It achieved 0.9% of total turnover and 1.0% of the production value.

2.7% of enterprises operated in the “Electricity, gas, steam air conditioning supply” sector (ÖNACE-2008-Section D) during the survey year under review. With 3.0% of persons employed, these enterprises achieved 13.7% of the total production value and 8.4% of the total gross value added at factor costs.

Section E of ÖNACE 2008 (Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities) accounted 3.3% of enterprises and 1.9% of the total number of persons employed. It achieved only 1.6% of the production value and 2.5% of the total gross value added at factor costs.

The 29 878 enterprises in the “Construction” section (Section F of ÖNACE 2008), which corresponded to a share of 50.6%, generated around one fifth of both the total turnover and the production value (18.3% and 19.0% respectively) at €39.6 bn and €39.4 bn respectively, and 22.4% of the gross value added at factor costs of industry and construction as a whole, at €14.2 bn.

On average throughout the year 2009, Austrian enterprises in industry and construction employed around 16 employees. An average of €45 700 was expended on each employee. The production value per enterprise averaged €3.5 m. On average, each employee generated a production value of €246 000 and a gross value added at factor costs of €75 000.

As was to be expected, the four largest “Länder” (federal provinces) by number of inhabitants dominated with regard to the regional breakdown. Lower Austria accounted for the majority of enterprises, with 10 728 enterprises and a share of 18.2%, followed by Upper Austria with a share of 18.0%, although it had the largest number of employees, at 216 113 (23.2%). The highest production value on a pro rata basis was achieved by Upper Austria and Vienna, with 23.0% and 20.1% respectively. Lower Austria and Styria contributed 16.8% and 13.3% respectively to the total production value, with 16.5% and 14.8% of all employed persons respectively. The highest gross value added at factor costs was also recorded for Upper Austria, at €14.8 bn (a share of 23.4%), followed by Vienna and Lower Austria with shares of 17.8% and 15.5% respectively. Vienna came top for the production value per employed person, with €329 000, and for the gross value added at factor costs per employed person, with €89 000. Burgenland brought up the rear, with €175 000 and €63 000 respectively for each of these two characteristics. Vorarlberg accounted for the highest net quota, at 38.6%; Vienna, for the lowest, at 27.2%.

Operating results for Austria as a whole and for each federal province are also available alongside the results at enterprise level. The 59 729 establishments (kind of activity units) in industry and construction achieved €218.4 bn in operating revenue during the reporting year 2009, with 934 010 employees.

Regional results for the main indicators at business establishment level painted a similar picture as those at enterprise level. As with enterprises, the largest numbers of manufacturing firms with the largest shares of employees (Upper Austria, with 23.5%; Lower Austria, with 17.1%; Styria, with 15.7%; and Vienna, with 13.3%) were surveyed in Lower Austria at 18.1%, Upper Austria at 18.0%, Styria at 14.6% and Vienna at 13.9%. Business establishments in Upper Austria generated the highest operating earnings at €51.0 bn, i.e. a share of 23.3%, followed by establishments in Lower Austria with €40.1 bn (18.3%), Vienna with €39.4 bn (18.0%) and Styria with €30.4 bn (13.9%). Establishments in Upper Austria also recorded the largest investment volume in fixed assets in 2009 (€2.4 bn).

As part of the Structural Business Statistics 2009 in industry and construction, the survey also recorded employees on an annual average, wages and salaries, and gross investments in fixed assets at the level of local units of employment, registering 70 054 local units of employment.

Remark

Regulation (EC) No. 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 concerning structural business statistics (recast) is the legal basis for compiling structural business statistics on European level by a new classification of economic activities (NACE Rev. 2) from the reference year 2008 onwards.

The Regulation concerning structural business statistics is the basis for the collection of structural business statistics data on all market activities, as covered by Sections B to N and division 95 of ÖNACE 2008 beginning with the reference year 2008.

Because of an enlargement of coverage of economic activities and movements of economic activities comparability with data published from for reference years 2003 to 2007 by classification of economic activities ÖNACE 2003 is only limited. Additionally some methodological and conceptual adjustments were carried out. Further information regarding the changes as well as a conversions matrix, which will allow a conversion of the results from ÖNACE 2008 to ÖNACE 2003 for main variables is available

For additional explanations and descriptions of the methodology relating to Structural Business Statistics in industry and construction, please refer to our “More Detailed Information” (available in German only). Please also consult our “German Website” for tables containing further information.