Österreich Bip-Wachstum

The Austrian gross domestic product rose by 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in the three months ending March 2025, marking a slight recovery after a 0.4% contraction in the previous quarter, according to preliminary estimates. This was the first quarterly expansion following roughly two and a half years of stagnation or decline, supported by household consumption (+0.1%) and government spending (+0.4%). A slight decrease in fixed investment (–0.1%) was offset by robust foreign trade, as exports (+1.4%) outpaced import growth (+1.1%). On the production side, industry likely grew for the first time in seven quarters (+0.6%), while construction remained weak (–0.2%). Services also performed poorly, with trade, transport, and hospitality declining by 0.4%, while other business services grew by 0.5%. On a yearly basis, the GDP fell by 0.7% in Q1, following a revised 0.9% decline in the preceding period, thus extending the period of contraction to eight consecutive quarters.