Investment is Expected to Increase in Manufacturing in 2019. Results of the WIFO Autumn 2018 Investment Survey

The high estimate based on the data of the enterprises surveyed in the WIFO Investment Survey shows an overall expansion of investment by 9.6 percent in 2019 compared to 2018. Small and medium-sized enterprises raise their investments more strongly than large enterprises. Manufacturers of intermediates and non-durable consumer goods in particular will significantly increase their investments this year. For Austria's economy as a whole, WIFO predicts an increase in gross fixed capital formation of 3.1 percent in real terms in 2019.