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Key Sectors

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The Austrian economy is dominated by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Have a quick look at the most important sectors and the key regional sectors of the Austrian economy.

 

INDUSTRIAL SECTORS The most important industrial sectors in Austria are:

  • Food and Drink industry
  • Mechanical and Steel Engineering
  • Chemical and Automotive industry
  • Electrics and Electronics industry and
  • Wood, Pulp and Paper industry.


The majority of Austrian goods exports come from these industrial sectors.

Key regional sectors

The key economic sectors for each region:

Upper Austria: Iron, steel, chemical and mechanical engineering.
Salzburg: Electrics, wood and paper, national services in wholesale and transport.
Vorarlberg: Textilies, clothing.
Carinthia: Wood, pulp and paper industry.
Styria: Automobiles, iron and steel, manufacturing.
Tyrol: Glass, Wood.
Vienna: Financial Services.


Tourism

Tourism plays an extremely important economic role in Austria. In 2005 around 20 million foreign visitors came to Austria, with almost 87.7 million overnight stays (3/4 of the total overnight stays), in total there were almost 120 million overnight stays.

The majority of visitors come from:

  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • The Netherlands
  • The USA and
  • Great Britain.

 
 
 
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