Dire Outlook for Construction Sector as Order Backlogs Plummet, Warns Austrian Chamber of Commerce Chairwoman

“The fact that the order backlog in the construction-related sector is falling so sharply is alarming. The consumer-related sectors have also not been able to get out of crisis mode for years” – the chairwoman of the trade and craft division in the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Renate Scheichelbauer-Schuster, recorded today, Tuesday, a bleak picture at the traditional quarterly press conference. The situation is particularly worrying in the construction industry and its ancillary industries.