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Austrian summer tourism largely depends on German and Austrian guests

Around two thirds of overnight stays in Austria in summer 2019 were accounted for by German and Austrian guests. The share of resident guests in relation to the total of 79 million nights spent in the period from May to October 2019 amounted to 29.5%, guests from Germany accounted for 37.4% and guests from all other countries 33.1%. In 2019, half (49.3%) of all nights spent in the summer season took place in the main season in July and August, around a quarter each in the pre-season months May and June and the post-season months September and October. The western Austrian Laender Vorarlberg and Tyrol are highly dependent on the German market.

Turnover of Austrian retail trade decreased by 12.9% in March 2020; ‑29.0% in the non-food area

In March 2020, the turnover of Austrian retail trade decreased by 12.9% in nominal terms and by 13.7% in real terms compared to March 2019, according to preliminary calculations. The main reason for this decline is the closure of a large part of the shops due to measures to contain the corona pandemic. In the non-food sector, which was particularly affected, the minus was 29.0% (nominal).

COVID-19 prevalence study and experimental study on SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests

A maximum of 0.15% or up to 10 823 persons in Austrian private households were infected with the coronavirus in the period from 21 to 24 April 2020, according to the nationwide COVID-19 prevalence study. Another experimental study on SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests showed that the prevalence in risk communities with a relatively large number of known coronavirus-infected persons was significantly higher at 0.75%. Statistics Austria prepared both studies on behalf of the Ministry of Science (BMBWF) and carried them out in cooperation with the Austrian Red Cross (ÖRK) and the Medical University of Vienna.

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04.05.2020

Turnover in industry and construction decreased by 4.9% in January 2020; construction +5.3%

A total of 66 219 enterprises in the entire industry and construction sector (+0.7% compared to the previous year) turned over €22.2 bn (‑4.9%) in January 2020. The working-day adjusted turnover for industry and construction decreased by 3.2%. These figures coupled with increasing employment (950 884 persons, +1.7%).

30.04.2020

Commercial aviation 2019: passenger volume increased by 14.1% compared to 2018

In 2019, a total of 36.2 million passengers (transit included) was counted at the six international Austrian airports (Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz and Salzburg). Compared to 2018, this was a growth in passenger volume by 14.1% (+4.5 million passengers). Furthermore, a total of 319 945 take-offs and landings was registered in scheduled and non-scheduled traffic at the six airports. Thus, the number of flight movements rose by 7.8% compared to the previous year (296 852 take-offs and landings).

30.04.2020

Industrial producer prices went down by 1.5% in March 2020

The industrial producer price index, IPPI 2015, reached 101.3 points in March 2020, representing a price decrease of 1.5% compared to March 2019. In February 2020 and January 2020, the annual rates of change had been ‑0.7% and ‑0.3%, respectively. Thus, the industrial producer prices continued to decline in the first quarter of 2020. Between February 2020 and March 2020, the industrial producer price index fell significantly by 0.9%.