Economic Growth 2.6% in 2006 14. mars 2007 10:49 Icelandic Fishing Factory According to provisional data from Statistics Iceland, Icelandic Gross Domestic Product in 2006 was 1142 billion ISK (€ 12.85 bil). In real terms, GDP grew at a rate of 2.6%, down from 7.2% growth in the previous year. Last year's growth in GDP can mainly be explained by 4.6% growth in household final consumption and 13.0% growth in fixed capital formation. This was mainly offset by a growth in imports, which increased by 8.8% in real terms. At the same time exports declined by 5.6% with the consequences that the balance on current account became negative by 303 billion ISK, 26.5% of GDP. In 2005 the balance on current account was negative by 163 billion ISK, 16% of GDP. Regardless of some improvements in terms of trade, a considerable growth in net outflow of primary income led to a decline in Gross National Income (GNI) by 1.7% after 8.1% growth in the year before. News News in English Mest lesið „Málinu verður ekki lokað fyrr en einhver axlar raunverulega ábyrgð“ Innlent Rukkaði konuna fyrir heimferðina eftir að hafa nauðgað henni Innlent Virginia Giuffre er látin Erlent Þarf lítið til svo hægt yrði að hækka hámarkshraða í 120 Innlent Myndir: Ráðamenn heims fylgja Frans páfa til hinstu hvílu Erlent Hittust í fyrsta sinn eftir að upp úr sauð Erlent Aukið eftirlit til muna eftir brot bílstjórans gegn konunni Innlent Segir Pútin ekki vilja enda stríðið Erlent „Ég hef aldrei séð þetta svona svakalegt“ Innlent Hreindýr í sjónum við Djúpavog Innlent
According to provisional data from Statistics Iceland, Icelandic Gross Domestic Product in 2006 was 1142 billion ISK (€ 12.85 bil). In real terms, GDP grew at a rate of 2.6%, down from 7.2% growth in the previous year. Last year's growth in GDP can mainly be explained by 4.6% growth in household final consumption and 13.0% growth in fixed capital formation. This was mainly offset by a growth in imports, which increased by 8.8% in real terms. At the same time exports declined by 5.6% with the consequences that the balance on current account became negative by 303 billion ISK, 26.5% of GDP. In 2005 the balance on current account was negative by 163 billion ISK, 16% of GDP. Regardless of some improvements in terms of trade, a considerable growth in net outflow of primary income led to a decline in Gross National Income (GNI) by 1.7% after 8.1% growth in the year before.
News News in English Mest lesið „Málinu verður ekki lokað fyrr en einhver axlar raunverulega ábyrgð“ Innlent Rukkaði konuna fyrir heimferðina eftir að hafa nauðgað henni Innlent Virginia Giuffre er látin Erlent Þarf lítið til svo hægt yrði að hækka hámarkshraða í 120 Innlent Myndir: Ráðamenn heims fylgja Frans páfa til hinstu hvílu Erlent Hittust í fyrsta sinn eftir að upp úr sauð Erlent Aukið eftirlit til muna eftir brot bílstjórans gegn konunni Innlent Segir Pútin ekki vilja enda stríðið Erlent „Ég hef aldrei séð þetta svona svakalegt“ Innlent Hreindýr í sjónum við Djúpavog Innlent