Market Research

• some forest degradation caused by air and soil pollution
• soil pollution resulting from the use of agricultural chemicals
• air pollution resulting from emissions by coal-fueled and oil-fired power stations, industrial plants, and from trucks transiting Austria between northern and southern Europe

Primary Trading Partners

• Import Partners: EU 68% (Germany 42%, Italy 7%, France 5%), US 6%, Switzerland 3%, Hungary 2%
• Export Partners: EU 63% (Germany 35%, Italy 9%, France 5%), Switzerland 5%, US 5%, Hungary 4%

Major Goods Exported

• machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, paper and paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel; textiles, foodstuffs

Major Goods Imported

• machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products

Industrial Outlook

Most trade is conducted with other EU markets, a proportion that will increase still further because of EU enlargement. The three largest single markets are Germany, Italy and the US.

News, Business and Culture

• American Chamber of Commerce in Austria
• Austrian Business Links: Links to most major Austrian businesses' web sites.
• Austrian Central Bank
• Austrian Federal Economic Chamber of Commerce - Foreign Trade Department
• Austrian Trade Commission for the US & Canada
• Austrian Web-Index Search: Search engine and directory of Austrian web sites (in German).
• Austrian Worldport: Directory of Austrian businesses and guide to doing business in Austria.
• Chamber of Commerce of Tyrol
• Compnet: Contact information on 150,000 firms.
• Austria's Top 100 Production and Service Companies
• Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Herold Gelbe Seiten: Austrian Yellow Pages.
• How To Do Business In Austria: Lists trade organizations and helpful information on how to do business in Austria, including marketing, legal, and economical information.
• Salzburg Global Market: A bilingual Web site that provides information on Austria's markets.

Government Links

• Austrian National Bank
• Austrian National Library
• Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Federal President of the Republic of Austria
• Parliament (In German)
• Austrian Statistical Directorate (OESTAT) (In German)

Import Export & Industrial Resources

• Austria Industrial Relations - Provides information on industrial relations and reviews in Austria.
• Austria Industrial Engineers - Austrian business guide to engineers and other industrial professionals.
• Austria's Industrial Economy - Information on the commercial and industrial economy of Austria.
• Industrial Sectors Austria - Provides an overview of past and current industry matters in Austria.
• Industries of Austria - Economic briefing covering industry trends and trade information in Austria.
• Austrian Press - Good source of information about Austria for industrial professionals and others.
• Industrial Intelligence Austria - Information on the history, culture, economy and other information about Austria.
• Austria Foreign Relations - Learn about the people, culture, industries and opinions of Austrians.
• Austria Yahoo - Austria-related industrial, business and other websites reviewed by Yahoo.
• Austria EU - Business, trade and commercial information about Austria.