Business Confidence in Austria increased to -12.50 points in April from -12.70 points in March of 2026. Business Confidence in Austria averaged -4.68 points from 1985 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 19.30 points in June of 2021 and a record low of -37.60 points in March of 2009. source: European Commission

Business Confidence in Austria is expected to be -19.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Austria Business Confidence is projected to trend around -12.00 points in 2027 and -10.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence -12.50 -12.70 points Apr 2026
Capacity Utilization 82.10 83.00 percent Dec 2025
Car Registrations 40535.00 45552.00 Units Apr 2026
Changes in Inventories -218.31 541.19 EUR Million Dec 2025
Corruption Index 69.00 67.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 21.00 25.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 5973.70 5604.23 Gigawatt-hour Mar 2026
Industrial Production YoY 1.70 0.00 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Production Mom 1.50 0.10 percent Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production 2.80 1.30 percent Mar 2026
Mining Production -6.70 10.60 percent Mar 2026
New Orders 128.10 98.60 points Mar 2026


Austria Business Confidence
In Austria, the Business Climate Indicator measures the current situation of the businesses and its future prospects. The questionnaire focuses on: production trends in recent months, order books, export order books, stocks and production expectations. The indicator is computed through the estimation of a factor-model and summarizes the common information contained in the surveys. A rise in the indicator will point to an upswing in activity and an improvement in the business climate.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-12.50 -12.70 19.30 -37.60 1985 - 2026 points Monthly
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