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still almost 1/3 below the average.
The export of prepared salt fish
amounted to 20.000 tons compared
t0 25.000 tons in 1937; in return the
export of unprepared salt fish rose
to 24.000 tons compared to 14.000
tons in 1937. The export of salt fish
amounted to 17,2 million Icelandic
kronur or 1,2 million krónur more
than in 1937. The possibilities for
sale were somewhat better than the
Iast years. There was an increase in
the export of salt fish to England,
^Pain, Italy and Brasilia, especially
this applies to Spain, to which the
salt fish-export in 1937 was practi-
caIly stopped, but amounted to
nearly 3 million krónur in 1938. On
the other hand there was a consi-
derable decline in the export to Por-
tugal. The scarcity of fish-stores
caused by three successive years of
had fishing seems to have had the
effect that Iceland has been unable
t0 turn the possibilities for sale to
Ptoper account. — The export of
tce-fish rose from 4,8 million krónur
in 1937 to 5,7 millions. — The ex-
P°rt of the products of herring-
fishery amounted to a total of 18,5
tnillion krónur or 1,5 millions less
than in 1937, but more than ever
hefore, the record of 1937 excepted.
Considerable fall in the herring-oil
Pnces as well as smaller catch of
fish for the herring-oil and herring-
meal factories account for the decli-
ne- The production of salted her-
|',ng! however, was greater than ever
erore and found increased sale on
aH the most important markets, spe-
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cially in U.S.A. — The export of
agricultural products amounted to
8.6 million krónur compared to ab.
10 millions in 1937.
The total export of Iceland had
a value of 57,8 million krónur com-
pared to 58,9 millions in 1937, and
the import 49,1 million krónur com-
pared to 51,8 millions in 1937. The
exportsurplus, which has not been
exceeded since 1932, thus amounts to
8.7 million krónur compared to 7,1
millions in 1937. As before England
is the country with which Iceland
keeps up the greatest intercourse of
commerce (in 1938 ab. 23 per cent.
of the total trade-balance), after it
comes Germany (ab. 19 per cent.).
The export to England amounted to
11,8 million krónur compared to
10,2 million krónur in 1937, and
the import from this country 12,2
million krónur compared to 13,5
millions in 1937. The export to
Germany came up to 8,8 million
krónur compared with 11 million
krónur in 1937, and the import from
this country amounted to 11,5 mil-
lion krónur compared to 10,8 mil-
lions in 1937.
The export to the Scandinavian
countries amounted to 15,5 million
krónur compared to 16,3 millions in
1937, and the import 14,9 millions
compared with 17,2 millions in
1937. In 1938 England, Germany
and the Scandinavian countries
were the markets of 62 per cent.
of the total Icelandic export and
supplied nearly 80 per cent. of the
import. Páll Jónsson.
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