WIFO-Monatsberichte (monthly reports)

The WIFO-Monatsberichte (monthly reports) contain research results and publications by WIFO staff on national and international economic developments based on sound economic analyses. Additionally, important key figures on the international and Austrian economic situation are published in the WIFO-Monatsberichte.

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Jesús Crespo Cuaresma (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Claudia Kemfert (German Institute for Economic Research)
Philipp Schmidt-Dengler (University of Vienna)
Jens Südekum (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Andrea Weber (Central European University)

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Konjunkturstimmung zu Jahresbeginn gedämpft. Ergebnisse der Quartalsbefragung des WIFO-Konjunkturtests vom Jänner 2024 (Business Cycle Sentiment Subdued at Start of the Year. Results of the WIFO-Konjunkturtest Quarterly Survey of January 2024)
WIFO-Monatsberichte, 2024, 97(2), pp.75-85
Online since: 07.03.2024 0:00
 
Die Ergebnisse des WIFO-Konjunkturtests vom Jänner zeigen weiterhin mehrheitlich skeptische Konjunktureinschätzungen. Besonders pessimistisch waren erneut Sachgütererzeuger. Die Kapazitätsauslastung stieg leicht an, blieb aber in der Bauwirtschaft und der Sachgütererzeugung weiter unterdurchschnittlich. In der Gesamtwirtschaft war wie bereits im Vorquartal der "Mangel an Nachfrage" das meistgenannte Hemmnis der Geschäftstätigkeit, vor dem "Mangel an Arbeitskräften". Die Verkaufspreiserwartungen legten wieder leicht zu und blieben in den Dienstleistungsbranchen und im Einzelhandel überdurchschnittlich.
JEL-Codes:E32, E66
Keywords:WIFO-Konjunkturtest, Quartalsdaten, Konjunktur
Research group:Macroeconomics and Public Finance – Industrial, Innovation and International Economics – Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
Language:German

Business Cycle Sentiment Subdued at Start of the Year. Results of the WIFO-Konjunkturtest Quarterly Survey of January 2024
The results of the WIFO-Konjunkturtest (business cycle survey) in January continue to show a sceptical economic picture. Economic assessments remained particularly pessimistic in manufacturing. Capacity utilisation rose slightly but remained below average in construction and manufacturing. In the total economy "insufficient demand" remained the most frequently cited obstacle to business activity, followed by "shortage of labour force". Sales price expectations rose again slightly and remained above average in services and retail.

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