NEWS RELEASE ENTERPRISES 20 JANUARY 2015

The total turnover of enterprises in activities that are subject to VAT amounted to 617 billion ISK in the period of September-October 2014, which is an increase of 7,2% compared to the same period of 2013. The biggest increase over the last 12 months has been in Construction, about 15% increase. Also there´s increase in Accommodation and food service and in Mining and quarrying, compared to the prior 12 months.

Turnover
  September - October   November - October  
  2013 2014 % 2012-2013 2013-2014 %
Total 575,849 617,218 7.2% 3,342,799 3,446,919 3.1%
01/02 Agriculture and forestry 2,773 2,785 0.5% 46,417 47,111 1.5%
B Mining and quarrying 781 948 21.4% 3,826 4,381 14.5%
03/10.2 Fishing, aquaculture; fish processing 75,765 72,654 -4.1% 395,387 378,122 -4.4%
C Manufacturing excluding 10.2, fish processing  101,383 125,331 23.6% 593,254 630,972 6.4%
D/E Electricity, gas;  water supply; sewerage and waste management 24,987 27,990 12.0% 149,245 155,560 4.2%
F Construction 26,729 29,751 11.3% 135,112 155,383 15.0%
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 187,113 192,247 2.7% 1,097,027 1,111,779 1.3%
H Transportation and storage 60,614 61,966 2.2% 356,968 344,964 -3.4%
I Accommodation and food service activities 15,851 18,036 13.8% 95,882 109,331 14.0%
J Information and communication 27,077 26,918 -0.6% 150,089 162,079 8.0%
L Real estate activities 9,396 12,461 32.6% 55,188 63,236 14.6%
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 19,612 22,098 12.7% 113,276 125,093 10.4%
N Adminstrative and support service activities 11,318 12,539 10.8% 66,741 75,651 13.3%

Statistics

Further Information

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