Úr þjóðarbúskapnum - 01.12.1961, Page 68

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been both imported and domestically pro-
duced. Import and production statistics were
used where available, but as the sale of furni-
ture was ascertained from the turnover of
shops, some double counting might have
occurred.
Non-durable Household Goods have recently
been both imported and domestically pro-
duced. Reports on the latter are rather incom-
plete. Domestic Service is rare and no estimate
is offered here.
Household Services were calculated from
the turnover of service firms.
Expenditure on Personal Care was calcu-
lated from Import Statistics, Industrial Pro-
duction Statistics (8) and the turnover of bar-
bers, hairdressers and beauty shops. To this
was added the estimated importation by air-
and ships’ crews.
Expenditure on Health Carc is mainly
borne by the compulsory health insurance.
Each person in towns pays in addition a small
fee for eacli visit to a physician or surgeon.
Part of the cost of drugs, assumed here to be
50%, is paid by the patients. All cost for
dental care is borne by thc consumers, except
for school children between 7 and 12 years
of age. The premiums paid by the insured are
here taken as the cost of health insurance to
the consumers.
Purchase of Transport Equipment has here
been considered to be the value of all new
cars carrying 6 or fewer passengers, bicycles
and motorcycles. Station-wagons and jeeps
were arbitrarily allocated to business or agri-
cultural use, and included in gross capital
formation.
The Cost of Operation of Transport Equip-
ment was based on an assumed annual travel
of 10 000 km per passenger car and 5000 km
per bicycle with auxiliary motor. Taxis were
excluded, but some jeeps included. Estimates
were used to allocate spare parts to private
use and the labour cost of repair was assumed
to be 120% of spare parts value. The net cost
of insurance for private users was estimated
as 55% of all premiums minus refunds.
The Expenditure on Public Transport
Services was calculated from the carriers’ re-
turns with a deduction of 10% for business
travel by air and sea.
Expenditure on Pöstal Communications
was estimated from reports by the Tele-
phone Service on number of privat subscrib-
ers and data of the ”standard families" use of
the mails and telephone, with some adjust-
ments.
Expenditure on Recreation and Entcrtainment
was estimated from turnover tax returns of
einemas, reports by the theatres and sports
ground. Surcharges (over and above normal
retail price for food and drinks) for meals
taken in restaurants were calculated from tax
returns and in accordance with owners’ reports
of cost of raw materials. The sale of newspap-
ers was reported for the 5 main daily papers
and 10% added for less important ones. The
sale of books was estimated by members of
the booktrade. Production and importation of
sports equipment were obtained from statis-
tics, other expenses are partly estimated. Lot-
tery sales, net of winnings, were obtained
from the 3 most important lotteries and esti-
mated for licensed private lotteries.
Education is mainly paid for by the General
Government and expenses for residential
schools calculated from their reports.
Financial Service were partly estimated.
Bank charges were calculated as the dif-
ference between interest paid to depositors
in savings banks and savings associations, and
interest paid on loans granted.
The premiums paid by individuals to the
State Old Age Pension Insurance and other
Pension schemes are considered consumers’
expenditure.
Other Serviccs were estimated from business
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