IT-Dienstleistungen
+9.4 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Historical trajectories
How did the market evolve?
One chart per trade. All 9 Austrian states switchable. The time series is just beginning: GISA has been publishing standardized monthly snapshots only since March 2025. Every month extends the horizon.
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Data snapshot August 2026 ·
updated monthly · CC-BY 4.0
State
Unternehmensberatung
+4.9 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Restaurant / Cafe / Bar
+0.7 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Werbeagentur
+10.5 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Taxi
+0.0 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Lebens- und Sozialberatung
+10.2 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Berufsfotograf
+4.3 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Hairdresser
+3.1 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Beauty / Cosmetics
+6.7 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Massage
-2.1 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Elektrotechnik
+1.3 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Baumeister
-4.0 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Gas- und Sanitärtechnik
+0.4 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Nagelstudio
+15.5 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Pedicure
-1.2 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Tischler
-1.4 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Gardener / Florist
+2.5 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Baker
+1.3 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Butcher
+3.0 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Roofer
-1.2 % Mar 25 – Aug 26 ·
16 data points · GISA CC-BY 4.0
Annual report (before change) Method jump (not the real market) Monthly report (clean data)
Need to compare two niches?
The advanced two-niche overlay compare tool is currently available in the German version only. It includes normalized overlay charts, preset comparisons, shareable URLs and a Google-Trends deep-link — all translated UI strings will follow as the English mirror matures.
Why the series starts in 2025 — and what's coming
Today
Monthly data points from March 2025 to August 2026. This is the maximum horizon the official GISA dataset currently provides — standardized anonymized monthly snapshots weren't published before.
In one year
~25 months. The time series will be long enough for the first seasonality patterns — registration peaks in January, closures after Christmas — to become visible.
In three years
~49 months. Long enough for real trend lines and "before-and-after" comparisons of specific events. Only then does the tool really work like a stock chart.
How to read these charts
For beginners
Each chart shows how many active business locations existed for that trade in Vienna each month. If the line goes up: more businesses. Down: fewer. The percentage in the top-right is the net difference between the first and last month.
Important: a shrinking stock isn't automatically a warning sign. It can mean old businesses close while new ones open — then the market is in motion even if the total shrinks. We track that motion separately on each niche page.
For insiders
The vertical dashed line in May 2025 marks the switch from annual-report to monthly-report snapshots. Values before are point-in-time accurate (first of the month); after are monthly aggregates. The visible "kink" is not a real market dip, it's a methodology artefact.
For statistical work, use the window from May 2025 onward (currently 12 months). The churn index on niche pages calculates only within this window.
Frequently asked questions
What you need to know about methodology, data sources and interpretation.
Why does the series start in March 2025?
That's the full horizon currently available from the official GISA dataset (Austrian Trade Information System) as standardized monthly snapshots. Only since March 2025 has the data been published in this format — before that, only annual reports existed with different counting methodology. Every new month extends our horizon by one data point.
What does the 'methodology change' in May 2025 mean?
Until April 2025, GISA business locations were counted annually on the first of the year (annual report). Since May 2025, there are monthly aggregates. Values before and after are not 100% comparable — the break is marked as a vertical dashed line in every chart. For statistical work we recommend using only the period from May 2025 onward.
Where does the data come from?
From the Austrian Trade Information System (Gewerbeinformationssystem Austria, GISA), published by the Federal Ministry for Labour and Economy on data.gv.at under Creative Commons license CC-BY 4.0. We link the original source on every niche detail page.
How do I compare two trades directly?
The compare mode is activated via URL parameter: e.g.
?compare=friseur,kosmetik displays both series as overlay in the same chart normalized to 100% on May 2025 baseline. Up to 5 niches can be compared simultaneously. The chart auto-adjusts Y-axis scale.Can I export a chart as PNG or SVG?
Not directly from this page — the charts are inline SVG, so a simple right-click → 'save image as' works in most browsers. For a full PDF/Excel export including raw monthly data, see the Marktgründer package. The raw CSV is always available on data.gv.at for free.
Why is there a visible 'break' between April and May 2025 on every chart?
Because GISA switched publishing methodology on 2025-05-01 — from annual reports (counted on Jan 1st each year) to monthly snapshots (rolling counts). The actual business stock didn't jump by 20% in one month; the counting method changed. Every chart marks this with a dashed vertical line so you can assess pre/post-break comparisons yourself.
What's the smallest meaningful unit — state, district, individual PLZ?
For trust in the numbers: state level (9 NUTS2 regions in Austria) is most robust. Vienna-district level (23 PLZs) starts getting noisy for smaller niches — a 5-practitioner niche can flip ±20% from one person moving. Read district-level numbers as directional signals, not absolute truth.