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04 Mar
04 Mar 2021

Trade deficit of 12 billion ISK in February 2021

The value of exported goods from Iceland amounted to 52.6 billion ISK fob in February 2021 and the value of imported goods 64.5 billion ISK cif (59.5 billion ISK fob). Thus, there was a trade deficit, calculated on fob/cif value, of 15.6 billion ISK as compared with a trade deficit of nearly 12 billion ISK in February 2020 at current rates of exchange.

02 Mar
02 Mar 2021

Close to 90% of the music sale through Spotify

Sale value of sound recordings from distributors increased 18% between the years 2018 and 2019. This is the fourth year in a row where the revenue has increased after almost continuous decline since around the turn of this century.

02 Mar
02 Mar 2021

Production in agriculture in January 2021

Meat production in January was 1% less than in January 2020. Pork production increased by 5.6% while beef production decreased by 6.6% and poultry production by 2.6% compared with January last year. Moreover, hatching of poultry for meat production decreased by 14.4%. Figures have been updated.

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  • 10 March 2021 Short term indicators in March 2021
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