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 Fréttamaður Ríkisútvarpsins sakaður um áreitni Innlent Ár frá morðtilrauninni: „Reyndi að drepa mig og það var eins og að drekka vatn fyrir hann“ Innlent Bubbi sendir út neyðarkall Innlent Julian Assange í heimsókn á Íslandi Innlent Frelsinu fagnað á fjórhjóli sem Sjúkratryggingar greiða ekki niður Innlent Andrés prins afsalar sér öllum titlum í kjölfar ásakana Erlent Sérsveitin skarst í leikinn vegna Kourani á Kleppi Innlent Verulega áhyggjufull og þorir ekki heim til Bandaríkjanna Innlent Sýrlendingar samþykkja að taka við Kourani Innlent Allt bendir til verkfalls 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 Fréttamaður Ríkisútvarpsins sakaður um áreitni Innlent Ár frá morðtilrauninni: „Reyndi að drepa mig og það var eins og að drekka vatn fyrir hann“ Innlent Bubbi sendir út neyðarkall Innlent Julian Assange í heimsókn á Íslandi Innlent Frelsinu fagnað á fjórhjóli sem Sjúkratryggingar greiða ekki niður Innlent Andrés prins afsalar sér öllum titlum í kjölfar ásakana Erlent Sérsveitin skarst í leikinn vegna Kourani á Kleppi Innlent Verulega áhyggjufull og þorir ekki heim til Bandaríkjanna Innlent Sýrlendingar samþykkja að taka við Kourani Innlent Allt bendir til verkfalls Innlent