Austria - Produzione Industriale

Industrial production in Austria fell 0.5 percent year-on-year in September 2019, following an upwardly revised 0.5 percent gain in the previous month. Output growth slowed for electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply (3.9 percent vs 10.6 percent in August). Meanwhile, output declined less for manufacturing (-2 percent vs -2.1 percent in August) and mining & quarrying (-4.2 percent vs -15.8 percent). Also, production of water supply, sewerage, waste management & remediation activities advanced further (11.7 percent vs 10.3 percent). On a monthly basis, industrial production went up 0.2 percent, rebounding from a 1.4 percent fall in the prior month.

Industrial production in Austria decreased 0.4 percent year-on-year in August 2019, down from a downwardly revised 1.8 percent rise in the previous month. It was the first fall in industrial activity since May, as output dropped further for manufacturing (-3.1 percent vs -0.8 percent in July) and mining & quarrying (-24.6 percent vs -13.5 percent). Also, production slowed for both electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply (14.1 percent vs 14.5 percent) and water supply, sewerage, waste management & remediation activities (13.7 percent vs 21.1 percent). On a monthly basis, industrial production slumped 2.3 percent, after a 0.1 percent decline in July.

Industrial production in Austria increased 2.3 percent year-on-year in July of 2019, following an upwardly revised 2.1 percent rise in the previous month. Output advanced faster for both electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply (15 percent vs 12 percent in June) and water supply, sewerage, waste management & remediation activities (21.9 percent vs 18.2 percent). Meantime, production continued to fall for manufacturing (-0.4 percent vs -0.2 percent) and mining & quarrying (-10.1 percent, the same as in June). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production went up 0.3 percent, after an upwardly revised 1 percent gain in June.

Austria's industrial production grew 1.3 percent year-on-year in June 2019, following an upwardly revised 0.4 percent fall in the previous month. The reading reflected solid rises in electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply (10.9 percent vs 11.3 percent in May); water supply, sewerage, waste management & remediation activities (17.1 percent vs 11.2 percent) and construction (5.0 percent vs 2.5 percent). On the other hand, output declined for mining & quarrying (-9.6 percent vs -2.7 percent) and manufacturing (-1.2 percent vs -2.6 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production increased 0.5 percent, after a downwardly revised 0.9 percent decrease in the prior month.

Austria's industrial production fell by 0.3 percent year-on-year in May 2019, compared to downwardly revised 3.8 percent growth in the previous month. It was the first fall since June 2015, as output fell for manufacturing (-2.5 percent vs 1.4 percent in April) and mining & quarrying (-1.0 percent vs -0.2 percent). In addition, production slowed for construction (2.3 percent vs 8.9 percent) and water supply, sewerage, waste management & remediation activities (11.1 percent vs 12.3 percent). On the other hand, electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply output advanced faster (11.3 percent from 11.0 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output went down 1.0 percent, following a 2.0 percent drop in April.

Industrial production in Austria increased 4.5 percent year-on-year in April of 2019, easing from an upwardly revised 7.7 percent rise in the previous month. It was the smallest annual gain in industrial activity since December 2018, as output slowed for manufacturing (2.4 percent vs 6.5 percent in March) and for water supply, sewerage, waste management & remediation activities (11.1 percent from 15.3 percent). In addition, mining & quarrying production fell sharply (-0.7 percent vs 12.5 percent). On the other hand, electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply output advanced faster (14.9 percent from 7.2 percent in March). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output went down 1.4 percent, following a 0.3 percent drop in March.