Special Factors Determining the Regional Pattern of Business Activity

  • Norbert Geldner
  • Peter Mayerhofer
  • Gerhard Palme

With business activity slowing, the regional spread in GDP growth has narrowed: The Eastern and Western region exhibited an identical rate of 1.5 percent, only the South together with Upper Austria lagged behind with less than half that rate. Styria, where special factors boosted growth, stand out as an exception.