Úr þjóðarbúskapnum - 01.06.1962, Page 40

ÚR ÞJÓÐARBÚSKAPNUM
HLUTFALLSLEG SKIPTING NEYZLU EINSTAKLINGA 1960
ÚTGJ. ÚTLENDINGA HÉRLENDIS
15%
ÚTGJ. ÍSLENDINGA ERLENDIS
ÝMIS WÓNUSTA
SKEMMTANIR OG
TÓMSTUNDAIÐJA
FIUTNINGAPJÓNUSTA
HEILSUVERND OG
SNYRTING
VARANLEGIR HÚSMUNIR,
HEIMILISHALD
DRYKKJARVÖRUR, TÓBAK
FATNAÐUR
HÚSN/EÐI, IJÓS OG HITI
A Study of Consumers’ Expenditure in lceland 1957 — 1960
(A) Expenditure at current market prices.
Research methods and sources of data con-
cerning Consumers’ Expenditure in 1957—’58
were described in detail in No. 10 of this
journal (pp 64—67). Calculations for 1959 and
1960 follow the same lines.
(B) Expenditure at constant market prices
of 1960.
The recalculation was done, wherever possi-
ble, by multiplying quantity of goods by the
unit values of 1960. Other commodities were
divided into groups of comparahle goods and
one merchandise chosen as ’mdicator”. The
price development of this ’mdicator” was
studied and a price index established. This
index was used to calculate the 1960 values
of the whole group.
(C) Quantum indices of consumers’
expenditure, 1957—1960.
Consumers’ Expenditure in each expendi-
ture group in 1957—1960 at constant market
prices of 1960 was expressed as percentage
of 1960 values.
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