From the precision of its world-renowned machinery to the robust output of its chemical and steel sectors, Austria’s industrial landscape in 2022-2023 reveals an economy that is as surprisingly diverse as it is traditionally strong.
Key Takeaways
- In 2022, Austria's manufacturing industry produced 1.25 million tons of steel, marking a 3.2% increase from 2021
- The chemical industry in Austria generated a turnover of €28.4 billion in 2022, with basic chemicals accounting for 22% of that
- Austria's mechanical engineering sector output reached €38.7 billion in 2021, employing advanced automation in 65% of production lines
- Austria's manufacturing employment totaled 712,000 persons in 2022, with average monthly earnings of €4,120 gross
- Chemical industry employed 32,500 workers in 2023, 28% women
- Mechanical engineering sector had 78,000 employees in 2022, apprentices 12%
- Austria's industrial exports totaled €102.3 billion in 2022, machinery 28%
- Chemical exports from Austria reached €22.1 billion in 2023, Germany 32% destination
- Mechanical engineering exports €34.2 billion in 2022, EU 72%
- Industrial investments in Austria totaled €15.2 billion in 2022, manufacturing 62%
- Chemical industry capex €1.8 billion in 2023, R&D plants 35%
- Mechanical engineering FDI €2.4 billion in 2022
- Austria's industrial R&D spending was €12.7 billion in 2022, 3.2% of GDP, manufacturing 68%
- Chemical R&D expenditure €1.2 billion in 2023, patents 450 filed
- Mechanical engineering R&D €2.1 billion in 2022, AI integration 25% projects
Austria's diverse industrial sector shows strong growth, significant exports, and substantial research investments.
Employment Statistics
- Austria's manufacturing employment totaled 712,000 persons in 2022, with average monthly earnings of €4,120 gross
- Chemical industry employed 32,500 workers in 2023, 28% women
- Mechanical engineering sector had 78,000 employees in 2022, apprentices 12%
- Paper industry employment 18,200 in 2021, shift workers 65%
- Food industry jobs 142,000 in 2022, seasonal workers 22%
- Metal industry employed 45,600 in 2023, skilled welders 18%
- Plastics sector workforce 25,400 in 2022, engineers 15%
- Construction materials industry 38,000 jobs in 2021
- Wood industry employment 52,000 in 2022, forestry-linked 30%
- Electrical industry 67,000 employees in 2023, R&D staff 8%
- Automotive manufacturing 112,000 jobs in 2022
- Pharmaceutical sector employed 28,000 in 2021, PhDs 5%
- Textiles and clothing 22,500 workers in 2022
- Furniture industry 34,000 jobs in 2023, designers 7%
- Machinery sector apprentices 9,200 in 2022
- Electronics industry 41,000 employees in 2021
- Steel production workers 14,500 in 2022
- Energy equipment manufacturing 19,000 jobs in 2023
- Mining sector employment 5,200 in 2022
- Brewery workers 12,100 in 2021
- Precision tools industry 8,400 employees in 2022
- Sports goods manufacturing 6,500 jobs in 2023
- Ceramics workforce 4,200 in 2022
- Rubber industry 11,000 employees in 2021
Employment Statistics Interpretation
Austria’s manufacturing sector holds a robust and diverse human blueprint, where precision tool crafters, night-shift papermakers, and PhD-wielding pharmacists collectively forge an industrial backbone that is both impressively specialized and, with women still only a notable minority in chemistry and skilled welders a prized faction in metal, clearly aware of the modern workforce mosaic it must continue to assemble.
Export Statistics
- Austria's industrial exports totaled €102.3 billion in 2022, machinery 28%
- Chemical exports from Austria reached €22.1 billion in 2023, Germany 32% destination
- Mechanical engineering exports €34.2 billion in 2022, EU 72%
- Paper products exports 2.8 million tons in 2021, value €4.5 billion
- Food and beverage exports €16.7 billion in 2022, wine €2.1B
- Steel exports 4.1 million tons in 2023, value €3.9 billion
- Plastics exports €6.8 billion in 2022, Germany 25%
- Pharmaceuticals exports €13.4 billion in 2021, USA 18%
- Automotive parts exports €8.9 billion in 2022, Slovakia 22%
- Wood products exports €11.2 billion in 2023, sawnwood €4.3B
- Electrical machinery exports €10.5 billion in 2022
- Textiles exports €2.1 billion in 2021, technical textiles €850M
- Furniture exports €3.4 billion in 2022, Italy 15%
- Metal goods exports €18.6 billion in 2023
- Glass and ceramics exports €1.8 billion in 2022
- Rubber products exports €2.3 billion in 2021, tires €900M
- Precision instruments exports €2.7 billion in 2022, medical 45%
- Electronics exports €7.8 billion in 2023
- Cement exports 1.2 million tons in 2022, Balkans 40%
- Sports equipment exports €950 million in 2021, skis €280M
Export Statistics Interpretation
Austria's industrial might, often hidden beneath Alpine clichés, is a remarkably diversified and globally connected export machine, with everything from precision machinery and pharmaceuticals to skis and fine wine reliably finding sophisticated markets, particularly next door in Germany.
Innovation Statistics
- Austria's industrial R&D spending was €12.7 billion in 2022, 3.2% of GDP, manufacturing 68%
- Chemical R&D expenditure €1.2 billion in 2023, patents 450 filed
- Mechanical engineering R&D €2.1 billion in 2022, AI integration 25% projects
- Paper industry innovation budget €120 million in 2021, nanocellulose 15%
- Food tech R&D €650 million in 2022, plant-based 30%
- Steel R&D €280 million in 2023, green steel 40%
- Plastics R&D €210 million in 2022, bioplastics 35%
- Pharma R&D €2.8 billion in 2021, clinical trials 120
- Automotive innovation €1.5 billion in 2023, battery tech 50%
- Wood R&D €180 million in 2022, CLT composites 28%
- Electrical R&D €720 million in 2021, smart grids 22%
- Machinery patents 1,250 filed in 2022
- Textiles R&D €95 million in 2023, smart fabrics 40%
- Furniture design innovation €110 million in 2022
- Electronics R&D €950 million in 2021, IoT 35%
- Precision instruments €320 million R&D in 2023, lasers 45%
- Rubber innovation €85 million in 2022, recyclable 50%
- Ceramics R&D €45 million in 2021, advanced materials 60%
- Sports tech €65 million in 2023, wearables 32%
Innovation Statistics Interpretation
While Austrian industry isn't just yodeling about tradition, its €12.7 billion R&D chorus reveals a nation intently composing a future symphony where its factories are meticulously retuning from classic steel and machinery movements towards a decidedly greener, smarter, and occasionally plant-based concerto.
Investment Statistics
- Industrial investments in Austria totaled €15.2 billion in 2022, manufacturing 62%
- Chemical industry capex €1.8 billion in 2023, R&D plants 35%
- Mechanical engineering FDI €2.4 billion in 2022
- Paper sector investments €450 million in 2021, sustainability 50%
- Food processing investments €1.2 billion in 2022, automation 40%
- Steel mill upgrades cost €900 million in 2023
- Plastics industry capex €620 million in 2022, recycling tech 28%
- Wood processing investments €780 million in 2021, digitalization 22%
- Electrical equipment FDI €850 million in 2023
- Automotive investments €3.1 billion in 2022, EV components 55%
- Pharma R&D investments €1.4 billion in 2021, biotech 38%
- Machinery capex €2.8 billion in 2023, robotics 32%
- Textiles investments €210 million in 2022, sustainable fibers 45%
- Furniture industry €380 million in 2021
- Electronics FDI €1.1 billion in 2023, semiconductors €450M
- Cement plant modernizations €520 million in 2022
- Precision engineering €340 million capex in 2021
- Sports goods €120 million investments in 2023
- Rubber sector €250 million in 2022
- Mining investments €180 million in 2021, exploration 60%
Investment Statistics Interpretation
Austria's industries are collectively betting the farm, pouring billions into everything from EV parts to eco-friendly paper, proving that their strategy for the future is equal parts high-tech machinery and a strong dose of green conscience.
Production Statistics
- In 2022, Austria's manufacturing industry produced 1.25 million tons of steel, marking a 3.2% increase from 2021
- The chemical industry in Austria generated a turnover of €28.4 billion in 2022, with basic chemicals accounting for 22% of that
- Austria's mechanical engineering sector output reached €38.7 billion in 2021, employing advanced automation in 65% of production lines
- In 2023, paper and pulp production in Austria totaled 5.2 million tons, with recycling rates at 72%
- Food processing industry output value was €42.1 billion in 2022, with dairy products contributing €12.3 billion
- Metal processing industry produced 4.8 million tons of non-ferrous metals in 2022, up 4.1% YoY
- Plastics production in Austria amounted to 2.1 million tons in 2021, with 55% used in packaging
- Glass manufacturing output was 1.15 million tons in 2022, primarily flat glass for construction at 68%
- Cement production reached 4.2 million tons in 2023 Q1-Q3, with low-carbon variants at 15%
- Wood processing industry output value €15.6 billion in 2022, sawnwood 2.8 million m³
- Electrical equipment manufacturing turnover €12.4 billion in 2021, exports 78%
- Textile industry produced 45,000 tons of yarn in 2022, technical textiles 32%
- Leather goods production value €1.2 billion in 2022, footwear 60% of output
- Furniture manufacturing output €4.5 billion in 2023, upholstered furniture 28%
- Rubber products production 450,000 tons in 2021, tires 40%
- Pharmaceutical production value €6.8 billion in 2022, generics 55%
- Machinery production index rose 5.2% in 2023, CNC machines 22% share
- Automotive parts output €9.3 billion in 2022, engines 35%
- Electronics manufacturing turnover €7.2 billion in 2021, semiconductors 18%
- Mining output 12.5 million tons gravel in 2022, limestone 8.2 Mt
- Brewery production 8.9 million hl beer in 2022, craft beer up 12%
- Tobacco industry output 25 billion cigarettes in 2021
- Jewelry manufacturing value €450 million in 2022, gold 60%
- Musical instruments production 120,000 units in 2023, pianos 15%
- Toys and games output €320 million in 2022, plastic toys 45%
- Sports equipment manufacturing €1.1 billion in 2021, skis 28%
- Precision instruments output €2.4 billion in 2022, optics 40%
- Ceramics production 180,000 tons in 2023, tiles 55%
- Watches and clocks value €280 million in 2022, mechanical 32%
Production Statistics Interpretation
Austria’s industrial landscape isn't just waltzing through; it's orchestrating a sophisticated, high-value symphony where steel, chemicals, and machinery form the robust backbone, while its clever hands are busy recycling paper, engineering low-carbon cement, and packaging a surprisingly hefty share of the nation's prosperity in everything from dairy products and semiconductors to craft beer and skis.
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