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New passenger car registrations decreased by more than one third in the first half-year 2020

In the first half-year of 2020, the number of new passenger car registrations decreased by 35.9% compared to the same period of the previous year (first half-year 2019: -8.8%), as Statistics Austria reports. Thus, the current half-year-results showed 63 122 fewer registrations than in 2019 (175 909). From January to June 2020, fewer cars were registered in all months: January -9.1%, February -10.9%, March -66.7%, April -64.9%, May -33.9% and June -18.0%.

About 4% of deaths in March and April 2020 due to COVID-19

Between 1 March and 30 April 2020, some 15 107 people died in Austria. For 588 deaths, COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death, accounting for 3.9% of all deaths in this period. Thus, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the reference period almost completely corresponds to the Federal Epidemiological Reporting System (596 deaths as of 23.6.2020).

Foreign trade January to April 2020: decrease in imports (-11.3%) and exports (-9.3%)

The lockdown in Austria and numerous other countries due to COVID-19 was reflected in the Austrian International Trade in Goods Statistics (ITGS) with sharp falls in both trade flows in April. In the period January to April 2020, total imports amounted to €47.97 bn and total exports added up to €47.37 bn, according to preliminary results by Statistics Austria. Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, Austrian imports decreased by 11.3% and Austrian exports declined by 9.3%. The global ITGS balance showed a deficit of €0.61 bn. Working-day adjusted, the rates of decrease were 11.4% for imports and 9.6% for exports.

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2020-07-07

Wholesale price index decreased by 5.1% in June 2020

The index of wholesale prices (WPI 2015) amounted to 100.8 (preliminary value) in June 2020 and thus decreased by 5.1% against June 2019, as Statistics Austria reports. Compared to May 2020, wholesale prices rose by 1.4%.

2020-07-06

Austrian population reached 8.901 million on 1 January 2020 - increase of 0.48% in 2019

8 901 064 people lived in Austria on 1 January 2020, according to the final results of Statistics Austria. Compared to the beginning of 2019, this represents an increase of 42 289 inhabitants (+0.48%). Population growth thus was slightly higher than in the year before: In 2018, the Austrian population had increased by only 0.41% (+36 508 people). About 96% of Austria's population growth in 2019 was due to international migration gains of 40 613 people (see press release on migration). However, natural population growth also contributed to the overall increase (see press release on births and deaths).

01.07.2020

The Austrian labour market during the corona crisis – labour market data of May 2020

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