NEWS RELEASE ENTERPRISES 18 JULY 2014

The total turnover of enterprises in activities that are subject to VAT amounted to 524 billion ISK in the period of March-April 2014, which is an increase of 2,0% compared to the same period of 2013. The biggest increase over the last 12 months has been in Accommodation and food service and in Construction, compared to the prior 12 months. In the same period the most decrease is in Transport and Fishing, aquaculture and fish processing.

Turnover
March-April May-April
  2013 2014 % 2012-2013 2013-2014 %
Total 513,361 523,728 2.0% 3,295,235 3,370,816 2.3%
01/02 Agriculture and forestry 2,288 2,249 -1.7% 44,790 47,090 5.1%
B Mining and quarrying 546 646 18.4% 3,560 3,877 8.9%
03/10.2 Fishing, aquaculture; fish processing 66,432 61,511 -7.4% 401,020 390,162 -2.7%
C Manufacturing excluding 10.2, fish processing  97,444 96,628 -0.8% 599,221 592,933 -1.0%
D/E Electricity, gas;  water supply; sewerage and waste management 23,700 24,846 4.8% 143,180 150,610 5.2%
F Construction 19,206 21,641 12.7% 126,380 142,996 13.1%
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 170,120 175,081 2.9% 1,078,005 1,116,184 3.5%
H Transportation and storage 47,550 50,140 5.4% 349,513 339,604 -2.8%
I Accommodation and food service activities 12,814 14,425 12.6% 87,144 101,093 16.0%
J Information and communication 23,835 25,195 5.7% 149,094 154,465 3.6%
L Real estate activities 9,128 9,349 2.4% 53,824 58,395 8.5%
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 19,378 20,513 5.9% 112,752 118,379 5.0%
N Adminstrative and support service activities 9,267 9,633 4.0% 61,890 69,257 11.9%

Statistics

Further Information

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