The aim of these short-term statistics is to create statistical information on cyclical developments in trade and important service sectors as an indispensable source of information for market observation and market research. Furthermore, the results can be used to meet the data needs of the European Central Bank for assessing the economic development of the EU Member States in the context of a uniform European monetary policy as well as the European Community's need for information on economic convergence.
For more information please refer to the german version: https://www.statistik.at/ueber-uns/erhebungen/unternehmen/konjunkturstatistik-handel-und-dienstleistungen