Tailwind for Austrian Industry at the end of the year
“The UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 50.4 points in November, signalling growth for the first time since summer 2022 by exceeding the neutrality line of 50 points,” says UniCredit Bank Austria Chief Economist Stefan Bruckbauer, adding: “However, the economic situation in industry remains tense. A stable, sustainable growth phase is still not in sight at the turn of the year 2025/26. International indicators, among other things, speak against this. The purchasing managers' indices for the manufacturing industry in the US and the eurozone deteriorated in November. In Europe, the indicator even fell below the neutrality threshold again at 49.7 points, weighed down by declines in the main markets of France and Germany.”
- The UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 50.4 points in November, exceeding the neutral threshold for the first time since July 2022
- Following the first increase in new business in 43 months, production expanded slightly again
- The decline in employment slowed somewhat in November
- The pace of destocking of raw materials and input materials declined
- With output prices remaining relatively constant, the further rise in input prices caused a deterioration in the earnings situation for domestic companies
- Optimism continued: The index for production expectations for the year as a whole reached 59.2 points, only slightly less than in the previous month
UniCredit Bank Austria Purchasing Managers' Index
as of 26 November, 2025.
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