Austria: Strength in times of weakness – ING
|Inga Fechner, economist at ING, points out that the Austrian GDP grew by 2.7% YoY over the entire year 2018, slightly lower than expected, but exceeding the previous year’s GDP growth by 0.1 percentage points.
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“In the final quarter of 2018, growth remained broad-based with domestic demand and foreign trade contributing positively to growth.”
“Household consumption expenditure rose by 0.3% QoQ in the fourth quarter compared to a first half of the year average of +0.4%, remaining a pillar of strength, while public consumption grew sluggishly at +0.1% QoQ.”
“While the growth outlook is slowly deteriorating, Austrians still expect a better financial outlook for the year 2019 as shown in an ING survey. Some 35% see themselves in a good to very good financial position in the year ahead, while 39% estimate their financial position as neither good nor bad.”
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