Planned Manufacturing Investment is Forecast to Fall by 2.9 Percent in 2005. Results of the WIFO Autumn 2004 Investment Survey

According to the results of the Autumn 2004 investment survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices increased by 7.7 percent in 2004 and is expected to decrease by 2.9 percent in 2005. The largest increase is reported for basic materials (+9 percent) and mining (+18.5 percent). By contrast, firms in the consumer goods, food and motor vehicles industries plan to decrease investment significantly.