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The current report shows that the Austrian economy remained weak in the second quarter of 2025, although private consumer demand developed more positively than at the beginning of the year. The development of turnover in retail trade was particularly strong in June 2025. The survey results from Austrian retailers, on the other hand, remained largely unchanged. Both in terms of their assessment of the current situation and their expectations for the coming months, the figures for July 2025 were at the same level as at the beginning of the year. 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