Construction in Austria – Key Trends and Opportunities to 2022

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Following a period of negative growth since 2008, the Austrian construction industry finally posted a slight recovery in 2016, with growth continuing in 2017, on the back of improving economic conditions coupled with a gradual resurgence in business confidence, which accelerated the pace of construction activity in the country. According to Statistics Austria, the country’s average construction turnover index at 2010 base prices rose by 7.4% in 2017. This was preceded by an annual contraction of 0.4% in 2015 and an annual growth of 3.3% in 2016.

The industry is expected to continue to register positive growth over the forecast period (2018–2022), supported by public and private sector investments in transport, residential and energy infrastructure projects. The industry’s output value in real terms is expected to record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.38% over the forecast period – up from -0.06% during the review period (2013–2017).

The industry’s expansion is expected to be supported by government flagship programs such as the Rail Infrastructure Investment Plan, National Energy Action Plan of Austria and Austrian Broadband Strategy 2020. In 2016, the government launched the Austrian Stability Program 2016–2021, under which it announced plans to invest EUR173.0 million (US$191.3 million) to develop overall infrastructure in various municipalities and EUR750.0 million (US$829.3 million) to develop education infrastructure. Efforts by the government to boost the economy, coupled with improvements in private consumption and manufacturing activity, are expected to offer a positive outlook for the industry over the forecast period.

Scope

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the construction industry in Austria. It provides:

• Historical (2013-2017) and forecast (2018-2022) valuations of the construction industry in Austria, featuring details of key growth drivers.

• Segmentation by sector (commercial, industrial, infrastructure, energy and utilities, institutional and residential) and by sub-sector

• Analysis of the mega-project pipeline, including breakdowns by development stage across all sectors, and projected spending on projects in the existing pipeline.

• Listings of major projects, in addition to details of leading contractors and consultants

Key Highlights

• GlobalData expects the residential construction market to retain its leading position over the forecast period, with a share of 42.0% of the industry’s total value in 2022. Over the forecast period, market growth is expected to be supported by improvements in consumer confidence, disposable incomes and the purchasing power of consumers, coupled with low mortgage interest rates being offered by Austrian banks.

• GlobalData expects infrastructure construction to grow at a forecast-period CAGR of 7.80% in nominal terms, driven by the government’s effort to develop the country’s transport infrastructure. Under the rail infrastructure investment plan, which was launched in October 2016, the government announced plans to invest EUR15.2 billion (US$17.1 billion) between 2017 and 2022 to upgrade the country’s rail network.

• In line with its target to generate all of its energy from renewable sources by 2030, the government is focusing on attracting private sector investments into renewable energy projects over the forecast period. In July 2017, the Austrian National Council approved the amendment of the Green Electricity Act, under which it plans to offer incentives to renewable energy developers.

• Under the National Reform Program launched in 2017, the government announced plans to equip all schools in the country with high-speed broadband networks by 2021. This is expected to support the expansion of the telecommunications infrastructure category over the forecast period.

• The total construction project pipeline in Austria, as tracked by the Construction Intelligence Center (CIC) and including all mega projects with a value above US$25 million, stands at EUR57.7 billion (US$65.1 billion). The pipeline, which includes all projects from pre-planning to execution, is skewed to late-stage projects, with 61.6% of the pipeline value being in projects in the pre-execution and execution stages as of May 2018.

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Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary

2 Construction Outlook: At-a-glance

3 Latest News and Indicators

4 Key Drivers and Risks

4.1 Economic Performance

4.2 Political Environment

4.3 Demographics

4.4 Risk Profile

5 Construction Outlook

5.1 All Construction

5.1.1 Outlook

5.1.2 Project analytics

5.2 Commercial Construction

5.2.1 Outlook

5.2.2 Project analytics

5.3 Industrial Construction

5.3.1 Outlook

5.3.2 Project analytics

5.4 Infrastructure Construction

5.4.1 Outlook

5.4.2 Project analytics

5.5 Energy and Utilities Construction

5.5.1 Outlook

5.5.2 Project analytics

5.6 Institutional Construction

5.6.1 Outlook

5.6.2 Project analytics

5.7 Residential Construction

5.7.1 Outlook

5.7.2 Project analytics

6 Key Industry Participants

6.1 Contractors

6.2 Consultants

7 Appendix

7.1 What is this Report About?

7.2 Definitions

7.3 About GlobalData

7.4 About The Construction Intelligence Center

7.5 Disclaimer

Table

Table 1: Austria, Key Economic Indicators

Table 2: Austria, Construction Output Value (nominal, EUR Million)

Table 3: Austria, Construction Output Value (nominal, US$ Million)

Table 4: Austria, Top Commercial Construction Projects by Value

Table 5: Austria, Top Industrial Construction Projects by Value

Table 6: Austria, Top Infrastructure Construction Projects by Value

Table 7: Austria, Top Energy and Utilities Construction Projects by Value

Table 8: Austria, Top Institutional Construction Projects by Value

Table 9: Austria, Top Residential and Mixed-Use Construction Projects by Value

Table 10: Austria, Key Contractors

Table 11: Austria, Key Consultants

Table 12: GlobalData Construction Market Definitions

Table 13: Construction Risk Index Ratings and Scores

Figures

Figure 1: Key Markets, Construction Output Growth Matrix and Risk Matrix

Figure 2: Austria, Construction Projects Pipeline by Sector (EUR Million)

Figure 3: Austria, Construction New Orders Index

Figure 4: Austria, House Price Index

Figure 5: Austria, Total Number of Building Permits Issued

Figure 6: Austria, Risk Comparison, Q1 2018

Figure 7: Austria, Risk Comparison Review

Figure 8: Austria, Construction Output Value (Real, US$ billion, 2017 prices and exchange rate)

Figure 9: Austria, Construction Output Value, Growth Matrix

Figure 10: Austria, Construction Output Value, by Sector (EUR Million), 2013–2022

Figure 11: Austria, Construction Projects Pipeline, Projected Annual Spending by Stage (EUR Million), 2017–2022

Figure 12: Austria, Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 13: Austria, Commercial Construction Output by Project Type (EUR Million), 2013–2022

Figure 14: Austria, Commercial Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 15: Austria, Commercial Construction Projects Pipeline, Projected Annual Spending by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 16: Austria, Industrial Construction Output by Project Type (EUR Million), 2013–2022

Figure 17: Austria, Industrial Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 18: Austria, Industrial Construction Projects Pipeline, Projected Annual Spending by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 19: Austria, Infrastructure Construction Output by Project Type (EUR Million), 2013–2022

Figure 20: Austria, Infrastructure Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 21: Austria, Infrastructure Construction Projects Pipeline, Projected Annual Spending by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 22: Austria, Energy and Utilities Construction Output by Project Type (EUR Million), 2013–2022

Figure 23: Austria, Energy and Utilities Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 24: Austria, Energy and Utilities Construction Projects Pipeline, Projected Annual Spending by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 25: Austria, Institutional Construction Output by Project Type (EUR Million), 2013–2022

Figure 26: Austria, Institutional Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 27: Austria, Institutional Construction Projects Pipeline, Projected Annual Spending by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 28: Austria, Residential Construction Output by Project Type (EUR Million), 2013–2022

Figure 29: Austria, Residential Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 30: Austria, Residential Construction Projects Pipeline, Projected Annual Spending by Stage (EUR Million)

Figure 31: Austria, Headquarters of Key Contractors (% of Total Project Pipeline)

Figure 32: Austria, Headquarters of Foreign Contractors (% of Project Pipeline with Foreign Contractor)

Figure 33: Austria, Headquarters of Key Consultants (% of Total Project Pipeline)

Figure 34: Austria, Headquarters of Foreign Consultants (% of Project Pipeline with Foreign Consultants)

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