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 2009 around 21,4 million foreign visitors came to Austria, with almost 89,9 million overnight stays (3/4 of the total overnight stays), in total there were almost 125 million overnight stays.
The majority of visitors come from:
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Hungary
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- The USA and
- Great Britain.
