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20 Jun

20 June 2018

GDP in Iceland 30% above the EU28 average

GDP volume per capita (based on PPP's) in Iceland was 30% above the EU28 average in 2017 (preliminar...

19 Jun

19 June 2018

The building cost index up by 0.1% from previous month

The building cost index compiled in the middle of June 2018 is 139.2 points (December 2009=100), 0.1...

18 Jun

18 June 2018

Life expectancy in Iceland is one of the highest in Europe

In 2017, the life expectancy in Iceland was 80.6 years for men and 83.9 years for women.

15 Jun

15 June 2018

Total catch in May was 141 thousand tonnes

The total catch of Icelandic vessels in May was 140,873 tonnes, a 4% increase from May 2017. Demersa...

15 Jun

15 June 2018

One out of every three doctoral students is a foreign citizen

There were 41,598 students at levels above compulsory education in Iceland in the autumn of 2017, a ...

14 Jun

14 June 2018

Government account’s surplus of 9.6 billion in the 1st quarter of 2018

In the 1st quarter of 2018, the financial balance of the general government (i.e. the central govern...

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451.8

Consumer price index in May and inflation index in July 2018

641.9

Wage index in April 2018

139.2

Building cost index in July 2018

190.5

Producer price index in April 2018

Indices overview

350,710

Population 1 quarter 2018

3.6%

Economic growth 2017

4.5%

Unemployment in April

2.0%

Inflation in May, 12 month change CPI

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Release calendar

Monthly wages index in May 2018 21 June 2018
Index for mortgage payment adjustment in July 2018 21 June 2018
Real wages index in May 2018 21 June 2018
Index of pension scheme commitments for public servants in May 2018 21 June 2018
Breakdown of the monthly wage index in March 2018 21 June 2018
Tourism Satellite Accounts 2009-2017 21 June 2018
Register based labour force in Februrary 2018 22 June 2018
Dropout and completion rate 2014-2016 22 June 2018
New registrations and insolvencies of limited liability companies in May 2018 26 June 2018

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