19 Jun

19 Jun 2019

Local government elections in Iceland 26 May 2018

Local government elections were held 26 May 2018. The total number of municipalities was 72, two less than in the previous elections of 2014. Sixteen municipalities, where 1% of the total number of individuals on the electoral roll resided, had direct voting, while 56 municipalities, with 99% of individuals of the electoral roll, had proportional voting where 198 candidate lists were presented. Thereof one list was elected without a ballot as it was unopposed in the respective municipality.

19 Jun

19 Jun 2019

Harmonized indices of consumer prices in May 2019

Figures have been updated.

18 Jun

18 Jun 2019

Monthly balance of trade in goods and services for April 2019

In April 2019, value of exported goods in BOP* was estimated 51,200 million ISK and value of imported goods was estimated 65,400 million.

14 Jun

14 Jun 2019

Total catch in May was 122 thousand tonnes

The landed catch of Icelandic vessels in May 2019 was 122,166 thousand tonnes which is a 13% decrease from May 2018.

14 Jun

14 Jun 2019

General Government deficit at 0.5% of GDP in the 1st quarter of 2019

Please note that this press release was corrected 14 June 2019 at 15:00 as dividend payments were underestimated. In the 1st quarter of 2019, the financial balance of the general government (i.e. the central government, the social security funds and the local governments) amounted to 3.4 billion ISK in deficit or 0.5% of quarterly GDP.

13 Jun

13 Jun 2019

Tourism short-term indicators in June

The number of tourists coming to Iceland was approximately 111 thousand in May and reduced by 24% compared to with the same month last year when it was 148 thousand.