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Statistische Nachrichten October 2021

The monthly issued publication presents the latest results from all areas of official statistics and provides important basic information on the economy and society in Austria. As many of our subscribers are currently working from home Statistics Austria decided to make the latest issue available as a free download.

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COVID-19 vaccination status: 43% of pupils and 84% of teachers were already fully immunised at the end of September

More than two in five of the approximately 593 000 pupils in school year 2021/22 age 12 and older have an upright vaccination against COVID-19 as of 30 September 2021. Another 6% had received partial vaccination by that date. The proportion of 20- to 64-year-old teachers with full immunisation coverage is 84% compared to 71% for the entire labour force. "Fully immunised" means people who have received all of the vaccine doses necessary for full immunisation, as well as those who have recovered with at least one vaccination. Statistics Austria determined the results of the vaccination status of the pupils for the first time on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research.

Inflation increased to 3.3% in September 2021 (HICP: 3.3%)

In September 2021, the inflation rate was 3.3% (August 2021: 3.2%). Expenditures for transport (+9.4% compared to September 2020) proved to be the most important price driver, followed by expenditures for housing, water and energy (+3.9%).

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19.10.2021

Enterprises are becoming more digital, technologies more intelligent

The corona pandemic has accelerated the digitalisation of Austrian enterprises: In 2020, both the number of remote meetings and remote access to enterprise's systems or applications increased. As the survey on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in enterprises further showed, every fifth enterprise with ten or more employees took measures to increase the use of online sales channels in 2020. In addition, 9% of the surveyed companies currently use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

15.10.2021

Construction costs continue to rise in September 2021

The construction cost index (new base 2020) for construction of residential buildings reached 114.2 index points in September 2021. This represents an increase of 14.0% against September 2020. Compared to August 2021, the index decreased by 0.2%.

14.10.2021

Transport volume on Austrian roads decreased by 7.7% in 2020

The transport volume carried out by domestic and foreign road freight vehicles on Austrian roads amounted to 552.1 million tonnes in 2020 and decreased by 7.7% compared to the previous year (598.0 million tonnes). With 52.4 billion domestic tonne-kilometres, the transport performance declined by 3.9% in the reference year (2019: 54.5 billion tonne-kilometres).