RECENTLY RELEASED
07.01.2020
Wholesale prices in 2020 on average 4.1% lower than in 2019
The annual average of wholesale prices in 2020 was 4.1% below the previous year's level. In December 2020, the index of wholesale prices (WPI 2015) amounted to 103.1 (preliminary value) and thus decreased by 2.7% against December 2019. Compared to November 2020, wholesale prices rose by 1.2%
04.01.2021
Regional foreign trade first half of 2020: most Austrian federal states with strong declines
In the first half year of 2020, eight out of nine Austrian federal states registered decreases in their foreign trade values, according to preliminary results.
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant decline in the overall Austrian foreign trade values (imports -12.6% and exports -11.7%).
The strongest reduction on the export side was registered in Styria (-21.9% or -€2.93 bn), followed by Upper Austria (-13.9% or -€2.77 bn) and Lower Austria (-14.5% or -€1.69 bn).