NEWS RELEASE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS 27 NOVEMBER 2014

Statistics Iceland publishes now for the first time non-financial institutional sector accounts data for the years 2000–2011. The figures published here do not present a new assessment of the overall GDP or other major components of the National Accounts for Iceland. Instead the focus is on dividing the totals be-tween different sectors, as well as more detailed analysis of major transfers and flows between sectors.

The final balancing items of these accounts are gross and net savings for each sector. On average over the period, the household gross savings are over the period 5% of gross disposable income. In 2001, the household saving rate was negative by -2.1%, compared with the highest value in 2008, when gross saving were 18.1% of disposable income.

Non-financial institutional sector accounts 2000-2011 - Statistical Series

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For further information please contact 528 1100 , email upplysingar@hagstofa.is

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