Recovery of Cash Flow Margin Predicted for 2010. Cash Flow and Equity in 2010

In 2010 the cash flow to sales ratio of the Austrian manufacturing sector is expected to have recovered from the decline associated with the economic crisis. Compared to 2008, 2009 was marked by a moderate drop to 10.0 percent. For 2010 econometric estimates based on a panel of NACE 2-digit industry data indicate a cash flow to sales ratio of approximately 11.6 percent, equivalent to an increase by 16 percent over 2009. This development can be explained by the impact that the recovery in world trade and exports had on the Austrian manufacturing sector.