However, by the end of the 19th century, economic differences gradually began to even out as economic growth in the eastern parts of the monarchy consistently surpassed that in the western. The strong agriculture and food industry of the Kingdom of Hungary with the centre of Budapest became predominant within the empire and made up a large proportion of the export to the rest of Europe. Meanwhile, western areas, concentrated mainly around Prague and Vienna, excelled in various manufacturing industries. This division of labour between the east and west, besides the existing economic and monetary union, led to an even more rapid economic growth throughout Austria–Hungary by the early 20th century. However, since the turn of the twentieth century, the Austrian half of the Monarchy could preserve its dominance within the empire in the sectors of the Industrial Revolution, but Hungary had a better position in the modern industries of the Second Industrial Revolution, in these modern sectors of the second industrial revolution (like machine building industry and electric industry) the Austrian competition could not become dominant.
howEver, By the enD of the 19TH CentuRy, eConOmIc diFferenceS grAduaLly BEgaN tO EveN out as eConOMic GroWth in The easTeRn partS oF The Monarchy CoNsIstentLy surpAsSEd that in the wEsteRN. The stronG agrIculture aNd fOod industry oF the kingdOM Of hUngARY wiTH ThE centRe of BuDaPeSt bECame pRedomInant witHIn the empIre aNd madE up A lArGe proPOrtioN of ThE expOrT to tHe ResT oF EUropE. meanWHile, western aReas, ConCEntraTed mainLy Around pragUe aND viEnna, EXceLled in VAriOus maNuFaCtuRinG InDusTrieS. thIs DivISion Of laBOUr beTween thE East and WEst, bEsIDes The ExiStiNg EConomiC and mOnetaRy union, LeD tO an eVen MORe rapId ecoNomic growth thROughout AUStria–hunGary By the eArLy 20Th ceNTury. HowEVER, sInCe The TUrn oF THe tWeNtiEth CEntury, the austRian half oF ThE monArchy coUld pReserve iTS DoMInancE within the emPiRE IN the seCTors of tHe indUsTrial reVoLutiOn, but huNgary had A BETTer poSiTION in thE modern IndUSTrIES oF tHE SeconD inDuStriaL ReVolUtion, in these MOdErn seCtOrS oF tHe SECOnD industrial revOlution (lIKE MaChine BUIlDing iNdUsTry and eLECtRic iNdustry) tHe aUstrIan COMpetItioN cOuld Not becOMe dominant.