Austria: The market for windows

21.02.2002

The overall market for windows in Austria went down by 0.6 % by volume in the year 2000, although the individual product groups developed in very different ways. Whereas PVC windows were able to achieve slight growth of 2.9 % once again, the market for wooden windows has again lost considerable ground, recording a decline of 11.9 %. A survey by InterConnection, the Vienna-based management consultancy, shows that sales of aluminium windows are down by 5.9 %, which also contributed to the negative overall balance sheet.

Window sales (1 000 units)
1999
2000
% change
Windows overall
3 338
3 307
-0.9
At home
2 704
2 687
-0.6
Export
634
620
-2.2
Wooden windows
810
718
-11.3
Wood and aluminium windows
217
253
16.4
Aluminium windows
120
114
-5.2
PVC windows
1 557
1 603
2.9
Source: InterConnction, Vienna
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