Since 1981, a business cycle survey has been carried out for the Austrian crafts and trades sector on a quarterly basis. Indicators of economic development are analysed at the level of sectors, federal states and company sizes. Sector and industry-specific studies focus primarily on ensuring the competitiveness of trade and craft enterprises.
The study examines the burden of bureaucracy in Austrian handicraft enterprises and shows that Austrian handicraft enterprises spend about 70 million working hours per year on bureaucracy, which corresponds to about 42,190 full-time equivalents. The financial costs amount to about € 4.3 billion per year, of which about € 2.6 billion are internal costs and about € 1.7 billion are external costs. Some 71% of companies report that the administrative burden has increased over the last three years.
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
2024/07
Christina Enichlmair
Mehr InfoThis study aims at the identification and quantification of administrative burdens.
The study examines the way in which businesses in the crafts and trades sector are affected by the COVID-19 crisis, i.e. the degree of the drop in sales, the effects on the earnings situation of the individual trades and the uptake of measures by the companies. An outlook provides information on how enduring the economic losses are.
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
2020/06
Christina Enichlmair
More InfoThe study includes a presentation and description of the value chain of the Lower Austrian construction industry (construction sector as well as real estate and housing), an analysis of its regional and economic importance as well as an estimation of the effects on the Lower Austrian and Austrian economy of an increase in demand for Lower Austrian construction services.
Economic Chamber Lower Austria
2022/06
Christina Enichlmair
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