Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Austria
Austria: Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data was -8.6 Balance in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Austria, 1996–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Balance.
Analysis
Austria recorded -8.6 Balance for retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.8% on the previous year and down 295.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Austria peaked at 16.3 Balance in 2010 and was at its lowest, -45.7 Balance, in 2020.
That places Austria 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Austria, year by year
| Year | Balance | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -8.5 Balance | — |
| 1997 | -15.3 Balance | +80.0% |
| 1998 | 2 Balance | -113.1% |
| 1999 | 9.3 Balance | +365.0% |
| 2000 | 3.8 Balance | -59.1% |
| 2001 | 12.5 Balance | +228.9% |
| 2002 | -26 Balance | -308.0% |
| 2003 | -8.2 Balance | -68.5% |
| 2004 | -13.5 Balance | +64.6% |
| 2005 | -2.9 Balance | -78.5% |
| 2006 | -6.2 Balance | +113.8% |
| 2007 | 7.1 Balance | -214.5% |
| 2008 | -11.9 Balance | -267.6% |
| 2009 | 3.3 Balance | -127.7% |
| 2010 | 16.3 Balance | +393.9% |
| 2011 | 2.8 Balance | -82.8% |
| 2012 | -21.9 Balance | -882.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4 Balance | -106.4% |
| 2014 | -27.2 Balance | -2042.9% |
| 2015 | -7.1 Balance | -73.9% |
| 2016 | 4.4 Balance | -162.0% |
| 2017 | 10.9 Balance | +147.7% |
| 2018 | -15.2 Balance | -239.4% |
| 2019 | -15.8 Balance | +3.9% |
| 2020 | -45.7 Balance | +189.2% |
| 2021 | -36.2 Balance | -20.8% |
| 2022 | -10.6 Balance | -70.7% |
| 2023 | -15.1 Balance | +42.5% |
| 2024 | -5 Balance | -66.9% |
| 2025 | -5.9 Balance | +18.0% |
| 2026 | -8.6 Balance | +45.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's -8.6 Balance is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4 Balance. (29 countries reporting)
- Austria's -8.6 Balance is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.55 Balance. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -2042.9% | 1.4 Balance | -27.2 Balance |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.12 Balance | -15.3 Balance | 9.3 Balance | 4 |
| 2000s | -4.2 Balance | -26 Balance | 12.5 Balance | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.14 Balance | -27.2 Balance | 16.3 Balance | 10 |
| 2020s | -18.16 Balance | -45.7 Balance | -5 Balance | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Austria?
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Austria was -8.6 Balance in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3 Balance in 2010.
- What is the lowest retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.7 Balance in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data?
- Austria ranks 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2026.
- Is retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 295.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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