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 Skildirnir hafi hótað konum sem setji út á þá Innlent Starfsfólk kannist ekki við uppsteyt á kvennadeild Landspítalans Innlent Þetta er fólkið á bak við Skjöld Íslands Innlent Ættingjar að verða fyrir hryllilegum ódæðum Innlent Móðir og níu mánaða barn hætt komnar í Þrengslunum Innlent Ozzy Osbourne allur Erlent Bergþórshvoll brenndur á fjögurra daga Njáluhátíð Innlent „Hvetjum fólk til þess að treysta okkur bara fyrir því“ Innlent Reyndu að koma í veg fyrir að hún settist upp í hjá afrískum bílstjóra Innlent Alvarlega slösuð bankakona lagði VÍS eftir langa og stranga baráttu 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 Skildirnir hafi hótað konum sem setji út á þá Innlent Starfsfólk kannist ekki við uppsteyt á kvennadeild Landspítalans Innlent Þetta er fólkið á bak við Skjöld Íslands Innlent Ættingjar að verða fyrir hryllilegum ódæðum Innlent Móðir og níu mánaða barn hætt komnar í Þrengslunum Innlent Ozzy Osbourne allur Erlent Bergþórshvoll brenndur á fjögurra daga Njáluhátíð Innlent „Hvetjum fólk til þess að treysta okkur bara fyrir því“ Innlent Reyndu að koma í veg fyrir að hún settist upp í hjá afrískum bílstjóra Innlent Alvarlega slösuð bankakona lagði VÍS eftir langa og stranga baráttu Innlent