23 May

23 May 2019

Unemployment rate 4.0% in April 2019

The unadjusted measures from the Icelandic Labour Force Survey show that 211,500 persons 16 to 74 years old belonged to the labour force in April 2019, setting the activity rate at 83.0%

22 May

22 May 2019

Monthly wages index in April 2019 and related indices

Figures have been updated

20 May

20 May 2019

The building cost up by 2.2% from previous month

The building cost index compiled in the middle of May 2019 is 145.8 points, 2.2% higher than in the previous month

20 May

20 May 2019

Harmonized indices of consumer prices in April 2019

Figures have been updated

17 May

17 May 2019

Non-financial institutional sector accounts 2017

Household sectors’ gross savings amounted to 6.6% of disposable income in 2017, a 5.4% increase from 2016. Household sectors’ gross fixed capital formation amounted to 7.3% of disposable income in 2017, a 0.7% increase from 2016.

17 May

17 May 2019

Tourism short-term indicators in May: reduction in the number of non-Icelandic passengers to Iceland

Reduction of non-Icelandic passengers to Iceland in April was 19%. A total of 131 thousand non-Icelandic tourists arrived in Iceland in April 2018 while 106 thousand tourists arrived last April. The number of non-Icelandic passengers decreased by 27 thousand between 2018 and 2019. This is the biggest reduction of non-Icelandic passengers within the same months in the last two decades, which is as far back as the monthly data goes.