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Sharp decline in bed occupancy in the tourism year 2019/20

Bed occupancy in Austrian lodging establishments was 30.5% in the 2019/20 winter season (November 2019 to April 2020), down 7.2 percentage points from the previous season. In commercial accommodation establishments - with the exception of camping - occupancy was 33.3% (‑8.4 percentage points), while in private establishments it was 22.5% (‑3.8 percentage points).

Hospital discharges 2019: fewer and shorter inpatient stays

The number of hospital discharges in acute care hospitals was 2 558 049 in 2019, and 167 224 in long-term care, rehabilitation and prevention. These related to 4 524 477 medical procedures – 5.4% less than in the previous year. Almost three quarters of those were non-surgical, while about 28% (1 282 050) were surgical procedures. The average length of inpatient stays was 6.3 days in 2019. The number of day cases in acute care was 399 480 (17.0% of all discharges in acute care).

Number of deaths continues to decline in the new year

According to preliminary results, 1 946 people died in Austria in calendar week 1 (from 4 to 10 January 2021). This is 8.7% more than the five-year average (2016–2020) for the same calendar week.

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20.01.2021

Average annual inflation rate of consumer prices at +1.4% in 2020 (HICP: 1.4%)

The average annual inflation rate of consumer prices (CPI 2015) amounted to +1.4% in 2020. This was a little below the level of 2019 (+1.5%) and noticeably below 2018 (+2.0%) and 2017 (+2.1%). Prices for housing, water and energy (+2.3% compared to 2019) were the most important price driver, followed by prices for restaurants and hotels (+3.1%). Heavily discounted fuel prices had a strong price dampening impact on the 2020 inflation rate, while 2019 has seen a moderate decline in fuel prices. On the other hand, food price increases were twice as high as in 2019.

18.01.2021

New passenger car registrations decreased by one fourth in 2020; two-wheelers and passenger cars with alternative drive systems showed significant increases

A total of 353 179 new motor vehicles were registered in 2020, 19.0% fewer than in 2019. New registrations of passenger cars decreased by 24.5% to 248 740. The number of newly registered lorries fell by 16.7% to 40 042. Tractors used for agriculture and forestry increased again in 2020 (+6.9%, 6 446 vehicles). New registrations of two-wheelers also increased significantly (+13.4% to 46 099).

15.01.2021

Increasing costs in almost all construction branches in December 2020

The construction cost index (CCI 2015) for construction of residential buildings reached 110.2 index points in December 2020. This represents an increase of 1.9% against December 2019. Compared to November 2020, the index increased by 0.4%.