Austrian Economic Chamber

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Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Wirtschaftskammer Österreich
Abbreviation	WKO
Predecessor	Austrian Trade Association
Formation	1839; 185 years ago (1839)
Type	Chamber of commerce
Headquarters	Wiedner Hauptstraße 63
Location	Vienna,  Austria
President	Harald Mahrer
Budget (2013)	€850 million
Staff (2013)	3,812
Website	www.wko.at

The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (de: Wirtschaftskammer Österreich or WKO) functions as the federal parent organization for the nine State Chambers and 110 trade associations for different industries within Austria's system of economy.^[1] Most State Chambers and associations have local offices to provide services in close proximity to members.

Compulsory membership by Austrian federal law is automatic with obtaining the operating licence of the company and thus includes all Austrian companies in operation. The resultant membership of 517.477 active businesses as per 2017^[2] includes diverse sectors such as trade and craft, commerce, industry, transportation, tourism, services industries, finance and insurance, but not agriculture, as this sector is served by its own Chamber.