At a time of an externally induced economic downturn regional disparities in Austria's economic development declined markedly. Though the paths of the various economic sectors diverge the opposing trends offset each other to a great extent within the various regions.

Economic activity tends to exhibit a more uniform pattern in an international recession than during an upswing. In 1993, GDP growth rates by provinces were within the range of 1 percentage point (Austria total, excluding agriculture and forestry ±0.0 percent). The only exception was the...

Economic activity is relatively little differentiated by provinces, but shows a clear pattern by major regions. The West (–1.0 percent) suffered more from the global recession than the East (–0.4 percent), with positive growth in the Burgenland. The South is in a serious crisis, especially...

The economic recovery in Austria is well under way. Signs that economic activity has picked up can also be found at the regional level. None of the major regions has lagged behind; even in the Southeast, where in previous business cycles the rebound came at a late stage, demand has firmed up...

With the weakening of economic activity in Austria, the regional disparities in economic growth have remained small for the second consecutive year. The regional development was characterised by structural problems in energy and wage intensive manufacturing branches. Manufacturing output dropped...

The continuation of the upswing accentuated the growth differentials among the Austrian provinces in 1990. In contrast to earlier cycles, in 1990 the Eastern parts of Austria were favoured by the late phase of the boom and economic growth was higher than in the West.

Regional disparities in economic growth became squeezed with the business cycle slowdown. Provinces with a high share of mass production of manufactures were the most affected by the deceleration of industrial activity. In the Eastern region industry benefitted from domestic demand and some...

As vicinity to the major trading partner Germany at present carries no substantial advantage the main Austrian regions are all affected to a similar extent by the recession. The Salzburg province and the Tyrol draw some benefit from a broader export base, while in Carinthia cyclical fluctuations...

Economic recovery is still mostly fueled by exports. Domestic demand as much as tourist travel continued to be subdued, a fallout from the general emphasis on budgetary consolidation in Europe. Exports to EU countries concentrated on primary products, and the level of integration in European...