WIFO-Konjunkturtest

The WIFO-Konjunkturtest (business cycle survey) is a monthly survey of Austrian companies on their economic situation and its development in the coming months. The results of the WIFO-Konjunkturtest help to reliably assess the economic development in Austria at an early stage. The WIFO-Konjunkturtest has been conducted since 1954 and has been part of the "Joint Harmonised EU Programme of Business and Consumer Surveys" since 1996.

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Auswirkungen von Energiepreisschocks auf Produktion und Preise. Ergebnisse der Sonderbefragung zur Energiepreisentwicklung im Rahmen des WIFO-Konjunkturtests vom November 2022 (Effects of Energy Price Shocks on Production and Prices. Results of the Special Survey on the Development of Energy Prices as Part of the WIFO-Konjunkturtest of November 2022)
WIFO-Konjunkturtest Sonderausgabe, 2022, (3), 29 pages
Commissioned by: European Commission
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research – Economic and Social Science Computing Center
Online since: 19.12.2022 0:00
Die Anstiege der Energie- und Vorleistungspreise führte zu Verkaufspreiserhöhungen bei den meisten der befragten Unternehmen. Die Preiserhöhungen konnten die Kostenanstiege für die Mehrzahl der Unternehmen nur teilweise kompensieren. Dementsprechend berichten die meisten Unternehmen (65%) von einem Rückgang der Gewinnmargen. Rund die Hälfte der Unternehmen erwartet zwar mittelfristig keine Liquiditätsengpässe aufgrund der angestiegenen Inputpreise, aber rund 14% der befragten Unternehmen befürchten in naher Zukunft Liquiditätsschwierigkeiten, sollte sich die Geschäftslage in den nächsten Monaten wie erwartet entwickeln. Rund 15% der befragten Unternehmen berichten von Produktionsrückgängen aufgrund der Preissteigerungen.
Keywords:TP_Energie
Research group:Industrial, Innovation and International Economics – Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
Language:German

Effects of Energy Price Shocks on Production and Prices. Results of the Special Survey on the Development of Energy Prices as Part of the WIFO-Konjunkturtest of November 2022
The increases in energy and input prices led to sales price increases for most of the companies surveyed. The price increases could only partially compensate for the cost increases for the majority of companies. Accordingly, most companies (65 percent) report a decline in profit margins. Although about half of the companies do not expect liquidity bottlenecks in the medium term due to the increased input prices, about 14 percent of the companies surveyed fear liquidity difficulties in the near future if the business situation develops as expected in the coming months. Around 15 percent of the companies surveyed report declines in production due to the price increases.