Austria

In 2019, Western European construction recorded output of USD4,588 billion despite a slight slowdown in major economies. The COVID-19 crisis in 2020 and related uncertainty led to residential and commercial construction contracting. Rising…

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The briefing examines how the machinery industry is performing globally and in the largest countries in terms of machinery output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports, exports, industry costs, industry profitability and…

The briefing examines how personalised healthcare market is evolving. The report also provides insights on the countries most ready to use personalised healthcare services, and the potential impact on the pharmaceuticals and medical sectors.

The briefing introduces the 2022 Electric Vehicle (EV) Readiness Index which has been produced for 37 countries globally. The index seeks to assess the readiness of each country across four key pillars: Market Maturity, Income and Spending,…

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Austria’s population is set to expand quickly in 2021-2040 determined by elevated rates of net migration. Like elsewhere in Europe, ageing will remain a key demographic trend, putting pressure on government resources and impacting consumer spending…

Austria’s economic freedom ranking remains high, indicating a competitive business environment. The country’s businesses benefit from economic and political stability, low barriers to trade, a skilled labour force, and high capacity for innovation.…

Cat food recorded further growth in current value terms in 2023, despite a double-digit decline in volume. This was mainly due to inflationary pressures, as manufacturers passed on the rising costs of raw materials to consumers. The trend towards…

Dog food recorded positive growth in both volume and current value terms in 2023, following the sluggish performance of the previous year. While value growth was driven partially by price increases, premiumisation and specialisation trends also…

Consistent with a return to busier, more hectic lifestyles in 2023, a growing number of consumers opted for perceived lower maintenance pet options, such as small mammals or those kept in an aquarium or terrarium. As a result, other pet food…

Pet care recorded further growth in current value terms in 2023, despite an overall decline in volume. While inflation remained a key factor in boosting value sales, higher-quality, premium products with added benefits also supported growth to some…

Despite ongoing inflationary pressures, pet products continued to show modest growth in current value terms in 2023. With consumers returning to increasingly busy lifestyles, the acknowledged role of pets in creating balance in otherwise stressful…

In 2022, baby and child-specific products registered modest retail volume growth and a strong increase in retail current value sales. Higher prices in line with high inflation in the country pushed retail value sales at the end of the review period.…

Overall, in 2022, bath and shower saw a drop in retail volume sales and slow growth in retail current value sales, underpinned by higher prices. However, performances varied strongly from category to category. Having seen exponential growth in 2020,…

Overall, beauty and personal care continued to recover from the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Beauty and personal care was shaped by the return of the demand for most types of beauty and personal care, in particular for products that…

Colour cosmetics registered a dynamic performance in 2022. Colour cosmetics posted weak performances due to low consumer demand in 2020 and 2021, largely determined by the exigencies of Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns. Consumers spent more time at…

Retail volume and current value sales of deodorants suffered during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic due to the shift to home office and generally spending more time at home in accordance with lockdowns. As COVID-19 regulations were relaxed as the…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) measures saw lockdowns, remote working and restrictions on socialising. This resulted in many consumers spending long periods at home and less time in the office or on social or leisure activities during the pandemic. As a…

Overall, fragrances recorded mid-single digit retail current value sales growth in 2022. This performance was supported by a marginal recovery in the demand for premium fragrances, as a result of a return to more regular usage and purchasing…

Hair care generates a healthy share of overall beauty and personal care retail sales in Austria. In 2022, hair care accounted for the second-highest retail value share in beauty and personal care, behind skin care. The demand for hair care was stable…

Mass beauty and personal care continued to account for the vast majority of overall beauty and personal care retail value and volume sales in 2022. Mass beauty and personal care recorded strong growth in retail current value terms, albeit boosted by…

Men’s grooming saw a marginal increase in retail volume sales and strong rise in retail current value sales in 2022. This followed two years of decline, largely due to the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The improved performance of…

Oral care derived benefits from increased consumer awareness and interest in oral care, in line with the health and hygiene trend in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Austria. The demand for oral care products was on the rise in…

Premium beauty and personal care recorded strong retail current value terms in 2022. The retail current value growth rate was higher than that seen in mass beauty and personal care. The reasons for this performance were, on the one hand, significant…

Skin care saw healthy retail current value growth in 2022, although retail volume sales dropped following slight-to-moderate increases through the review period, including during the height of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 and 2021.…

In early 2021, travel for Austrian consumers remained restricted, largely to within the EU. This maintained a limit on the opportunities to use and, therefore, the demand for sun care. As international travel started to show a significant recovery,…

In 2022, alcoholic drinks witnessed a strong recovery in on-trade sales, which came at the expense of off-trade sales. As COVID-19 became manageable and public life normalised, consumers resumed their going out habits, resulting in a significant…

Just like alcoholic drinks as a whole, beer was characterised by a strong recovery of on-trade sales at the cost of off-trade sales in 2022, when COVID-19 finally became a manageable problem and public life and the going out habits of consumers…

Similar to the overall alcoholic drinks market, cider/perry experienced a strong rebound in on-trade sales at the expense of off-trade sales in 2022, as the COVID-19 situation improved and consumer habits returned to normal. This resulted in…

RTDs (Ready-to-Drink) beverages have experienced a surge in demand, primarily driven by increased home consumption during the pandemic. As consumers spent more time at home, they rediscovered the convenience of pre-mixed drinks and became more…

Spirits, much like the broader alcoholic beverage market, witnessed a strong recovery in on-trade sales at the expense of off-trade sales in 2022, as the COVID-19 situation became more manageable and consumers gradually returned to their pre-pandemic…

Just like overall alcoholic drinks, wine experienced a notable shift in consumption patterns in 2022. With the COVID-19 situation becoming more manageable, on-trade sales witnessed a strong recovery while off-trade sales were impacted. As a result,…

The Linz in Austria report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration, wealth…

The Vienna in Austria report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…

There is expected to be a further strong decline in retail volume sales across computers and peripherals in Austria over 2023. There was a shift in demand towards specialised products in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as consumers…

Price increases remained noticeably high in many categories towards the end of the review period. This is the main reason consumer electronics is projected to see only a slight drop in retail value sales, at least in current terms, over 2023, with…

Over 2023, headphones retail volume sales are expected to continue to grow, albeit at a slower rate as the transition to cordless models becomes more advanced. The main category, TWS earbuds, is set to remain the key growth driver. Indeed, in 2023,…

With some respite in some categories, such as hi-fi systems, home cinema and speaker systems, speakers, and “other” home audio and cinema, due to the fall back on the home for entertainment in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, home…

Following a spike in 2020, when the exigencies of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced consumers to focus on home entertainment, retail volume sales of televisions have continued to fall sharply. The market size of televisions fell below the…

The strong decline in retail volume sales of imaging device is expected to continue over 2023, albeit at a slower rate compared to the years since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. The main reason for the downward…

In Austria, in-car entertainment is set to see a strong decline in overall retail volume sales in 2023, continuing the fast downward trajectory in demand over the review period. Indeed, in terms of the review period, declines are expected to be the…

The downward trend in mobile phones, following a brief increase in retail volume sales of smartphones during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, is set to continue over 2023. The replacement cycle in smartphones seems to have finally peaked,…

Portable players in Austria market has registered slight positive growth in retail current value sales and a significant slowdown in retail volume decline towards the end of the review period. Wireless speakers, which dominates retail volume and…

Overall, wearable electronics is expected to continue to see retail volume growth over 2023. However, growth is projected to be slower than in 2022, and well below the increments seen in the early-to-mid-review period, when the category still basked…

Prepared baby food continues to generate a substantial part of baby food's current retail value sales, with glass jars and pouches being extremely popular due to the high levels of convenience they offer. As such, prepared baby food is set to…

Following the record-high growth rates for Butter during 2022, due to inflation and the higher cost of energy, boosting price points, the average unit price of Butter slightly declined in 2023. The amount of special offers for branded butter products…

Austria is a country with a strong tradition of cheese-making, and the consumption of a wide range of cheese remains very popular in the country, leading cheese to account for the largest share of value sales within overall dairy products and…

Dairy products and alternatives is set to record stagnant current retail value sales in 2023, while dairy continues to generate the bulk of sales. With the health and wellness trend rising, dairy products benefit from generally being considered…

Drinking milk products are set to record a moderate performance in 2023. Retail volume sales will register a stagnant performance, as current retail value sales of overall drinking milk products decline compared to 2022, as average unit prices of…