NEWS RELEASE EXTERNAL TRADE 31 MARCH 2006


Balance of trade

The value of exported goods from Iceland amounted to ISK 28,900 million fob and the value of imported goods amounted to ISK 47,500 million fob January-February 2006. Thus there was a trade deficit of 18,600 million as compared with a trade deficit of 9,100 million in January-February 2005, at fixed rates of exchange¹.

Exports
The total value of exports of goods January-February 2006 was 0,200 million or 0.8% higher at constant rates of exchange than the same period the year before.

Imports
The total value of imports of goods January-February 2005 showed an increase of 9,700 million or 25.6% higher than in the same period last year, at fixed rates of exchange.

Balance of trade in February-February 2005
Million ISK at fixed exchange rate Change on previous year at constant exchange rates, %¹ February-November
February February–January
  2005 2006 2005 2006
Exports fob, total 15,860 14,845 28,718 28,934 0.8
Imports fob, total 20,626 22,037 37,808 47,493 25.6
Balance of trade -4,766 -7,192 -9,091 -18,559 ·

The value of exports and imports January–February2005 and 2006
Change on previous year at constant exchange rates, % ¹ January-January
Million ISK at current exchange rate
January–February January–February
  2005 2006
Exports fob, total 30,550.7 28,934.3 0.8
Marine products 17,418.4 16,943.4 3.5
Agricultural products 776.1 819.2 12.3
Manufacturing products 11,722.5 10,537.6 -4.4
Other products 633.8 634.1 6.4
Imports fob, total 40,221.7 47,493.2 25.6
Food and beverages 2,723.8 2,655.4 3.7
Industrial supplies n.e.s. 8,787.0 13,336.3 61.5
Fuels and lubricants 3,838.4 3,233.9 -10.4
Capital goods (except for transport) 7,878.3 12,430.3 67.9
Transport equipment 10,602.1 8,818.1 -11.5
Consumer goods n.e.s. 6,342.5 6,971.1 16.9
Goods n.e.s. 49.6 48.1 3.2
Balance of trade -9,671.0 -18,558.9 ·

¹ Based on trade-weighted index of average foreign currency prices in terms of ISK, change on previous year -6.0%.

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Further Information

For further information please contact 528 1100 , email upplysingar@hagstofa.is

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