Car fuel is more expensive at Austrian motorway petrol stations than at those just over the German border, a motorists’ association has said.Arbö announced today (Weds) that diesel petrol cost 7.5 Eurocents more at stations on motorways in the Austrian province of Salzburg than at petrol stations a few hundred metres over the border in […]
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Diesel sales soar despite price hike
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Austrians bought more diesel fuel in 2010 while the demand for regular car petrol declined year on year.The Federal Mineral Oil Association FVMI announced today (Tues) that Austrian petrol stations and industrial petrol providers sold 7.3 billion litres of diesel petrol in 2010, 3.7 per cent more than the year before. The association also said […]
An Upper Austrian electricity provider has lowered its rates while the average Austrian household energy costs have jumped.Linz AG announced today (Mon) it lowered its consumer prices by 1.4 per cent as of 1 January. The company said this decision means its customers will save an overall one million Euros this year.The firm, which claims […]
Austrian brewers employ nearly 4,000
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Almost 4,000 people work for Austrian breweries, new figures show.A study published by magazine News reveals the countrys 69 brewing companies have around 3,900 employees. Only Germanys 1,319 breweries (29,604) and the 124 Belgian beer firms (5,190) have more staff in the European Union (EU). There are significantly more breweries in Denmark (120) than in […]
Electricity heating can be 10 times more expensive than wood heating systems, according to an investigation.Consumer information magazine Konsument revealed wood chip heating costs 1.99 Eurocents per kilowatt hour (kWh), while electricity-powered heaters can cause expenses of up to 18 Eurocents per kWh.The monthly magazine stressed extra costs for transportation and storage of wood chips […]
Wine and champagne will become up to 15 per cent more expensive next year, a branch representative has warned.Gerhard Wohlmuth of the wine and spirits trade department at the Federal Economy Chamber (WKO) said yesterday (Mon) customers must brace for a five to 15 per cent increase of prices for wine and champagne next year […]
Austrians had to fork out almost six per cent more on household energy in November than in the same month of last year.The Austrian Energy Agency announced today (Mon) households had to spend 5.8 per cent more on gas, electricity and other products and services last month compared year on year. The authority added it […]
Energy prices still soaring
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Higher household servicing expenses have avoided a significant decrease of inflation in Austria last month.State agency Statistik Austria found that a 3.3 per cent rise in energy prices and a 2.7 per cent increase of housing maintenance costs kept the annual inflation rate from declining more significantly than from 2.1 per cent in November 2009 […]
High housing costs and soaring petrol prices have accelerated the Austrian inflation rate.Statistik Austria announced today (Fri) that inflation in Austria rose by 0.2 per cent to 1.9 per cent in September compared to the same month of last year.The statistics body explained high car maintenance costs and rising fuel prices as well as expensive […]
Graz and Linz up hotel prices
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Hotel prices in Graz and Linz are on the rise, a comparison portal has found.Travel website Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) announced today (Thurs) that a standard double room in the Styrian capital Graz Austrias second-biggest city cost 110 Euros per night in October, up from the previous month’s 103 Euros.The website, which compares hotel prices […]