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Martin Falk, Andrea Kunnert, Gerhard Schwarz
Sachgütererzeugung plant 2009 markante Kürzung der Investitionen. Ergebnisse des WIFO-Investitionstests vom Frühjahr 2009 (Manufacturing Sector Plans Substantial Cuts in Investment for 2009. Results of the WIFO Spring 2009 Investment Survey)
WIFO-Monatsberichte, 2009, 82(7), pp.493-504
 
Die Unternehmen der Sachgütererzeugung (einschließlich Bergbau und Mineralölverarbeitung) melden für 2009 eine Verringerung der Investitionen um nominell 15,0%. In der Bauwirtschaft sollen die Investitionen nominell um 33,8% niedriger ausfallen als im Vorjahr. Für Österreichs Gesamtwirtschaft rechnet das WIFO 2009 mit einem Rückgang der Bruttoanlageinvestitionen um real 6,0%.
Keywords:Investitionen Sachgütererzeugung Industrie Bauwirtschaft
Research group:Industrial, Innovation and International Economics – Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
Language:German

Manufacturing Sector Plans Substantial Cuts in Investment for 2009. Results of the WIFO Spring 2009 Investment Survey
According to the results of WIFO's Spring 2009 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing (at current prices) is expected to decrease by 15 percent in 2009. A detailed look at broad manufacturing industry groups shows that the fall will be most pronounced in motor vehicles with a decline of 46 percent in 2009 as compared to the previous year, followed by durable consumer goods (–24 percent). The decrease is less pronounced in intermediate goods. In 2009, manufacturing firms will boost investment in hardware (by 17.7 percent) and software (+21.5 percent). According to the survey, manufacturing firms increased their investment in research and development (R&D) (+2.5 percent) and for environmental protection (+1.1 percent) in 2008. The construction industry plans to reduce investment by 33.8 percent in 2009.