NEWS RELEASE EXTERNAL TRADE 31 AUGUST 2011

Export of services for the second quarter of 2011, according to preliminary figures, was 86,039 million ISK and the import of services 70,135 million ISK. Therefore, the services trade surplus in the second quarter of 2010 was 15,905 million ISK.

Transport was the largest category within export of services and the surplus of transport was 16,292 million ISK. Other services than transport and travel was the largest category within imports of services and the deficit of other services was 1,163 million ISK. The surplus of travel services was 775 million ISK.

External Trade in Services 2011      
  1st quarter 2011 2nd quarter 2011 Total
Value in million ISK      
Export of services 58,322.2 86,039.2 144,361.4
Transport 27,379.0 36,569.9 63,948.9
Travel 11,048.8 21,533.4 32,582.2
Other services 19,894.4 27,935.9 47,830.3
       
Import of services 61,908.3 70,134.6 132,043.0
Transport 17,163.0 20,277.8 37,440.9
Travel 16,580.8 20,758.3 37,339.1
Other services 28,164.4 29,098.5 57,263.0
       
Balance of trade in services -3,586.1 15,904.6 12,318.5
Transport 10,215.9 16,292.1 26,508.0
Travel -5,532.0 775.1 -4,756.9
Other services -8,270.0 -1,162.6 -9,432.6

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