Investment is Expected to Increase in Manufacturing in 2014 – Construction Firms Plan a Decrease. Results of the WIFO Autumn 2013 Investment Survey

Investment will increase in manufacturing by 9.2 percent in 2014 as compared to the previous year. The largest rise is expected for producers of consumer goods and of investment goods (including transport equipment). However, manufacturers of intermediates plan a minor rise in investment. Firms in the construction sector will reduce their investment value by 8.5 percent in 2014 after a decrease of 10.1 percent in 2013.