Statistical bulletin - 01.06.1932, Page 3

No. 1
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Rates of Exchange quoted by The National Bank of Iceland.
Parity Monthly Averag e 1932
January February March April May
London 18.16 22.15 22.15 22.15 22.15 22.15
New York 3.73 6.48 */4 6.42>/2 6.16 5.9172 6.043/4
Copenhagen 100.00 122.13 121.97 121.97 121.38 121.19
Osío 100.00 121.02 120.51 119.97 113.27 111.67
Stockholm 100.00 124.18 123.90 121.63 113 68 113.22
Paris 14 60 25.64 25.42 24.39 23.47 23.67
Berlin 88.89 153.65 152.72 146.83 140.67 144.31
Amsterdam 149.99 257.15 259.61 248 61 239.98 245.95
Brussels 51.88 90 21 89.56 85.79 82.75 84.75
Madrid 72.00 54.86 50.49 47.22 45.79 49.33
Rome .... 19.64 32.91 33.34 32.10 30.65 31.29
Basle 72.00 126.80 125.49 119.61 115.20 118.50
Prague 11.06 19.38 19.16 18.43 17.70 18.84
Sea Fisheries and Stocks of Fish.1
Sea Fisheries
Tons2
Stocks at end
of the month
Tons2
1931
1931
Month
January ....
February ...
March.......
April.......
May ........
]une .......
July........
August .....
September . .
October ....
November . .
December . .
Total
]an,— May . .
579 »
2 601 4 505
9 286 11 957
20 501 15 338
15 540 13 561
8 013
2 145
1 358
1 250
212
»
»
61 485 —
48 507 45 361
15 316 13 184
13 794 10 486
16 393 14 047
34 369 23 772
46 571 33 285
52 320
50 863
42 263
37 345
26 721
22 019
19 913
Index Number of Cost
of Living in Reykjavík.
Food only.
lst of the Month 1930 1931 1932
(July 1914=100)
january 218 201 181
February 218 192 184
March 217 190 182
April 213 190 182
May 213 189 180
June 216 192 179
July 224 201
August 224 196
September ... 222 192
October 214 180
November .... 210 183
December .... 197 178
Value of Imports and Exporís.3
Surplus of Imp. (—)
Imports txports or Exp. ( + )
1000 kr. 1000 kr. 1000 kr.
Month
1931 1932 1931 1932 1931 | 1932
January 3614 1 832 3 435 3 697 179 1+ 1 865
February.... 2 422 2 094 3 268 3 841 + 846 + 1 747
March . . . 3 927 1 515 3 707 4 075 — 220 +2 560
April 3 375 3 645 2 698 2 396 — 677 ' — 1 249
May . . 4 445 2 663 2 330 2 040 — 2 115 — 623
June 3 647 1 876 — 1 771
July 4 754 2 771 - 1 983
August .... 3 088 6 271 + 3 183
September .. 4 290 4 095 - 195
October . . . 3 473 7 699 + 4 226
November . . 2 928 4 522 + 1 594
December .. 2014 2 752 + 738
Tofal 41 977 — 45 424 — + 3 447
Jan.—May . . . 17 783 11 749 15 438 16 049 — 2 345 1 +4 300
F. , . 1 Herring Fisheries are not included, nor the Fish landed in Foreign Countries direct from the
rishing Grounds. 2 Converted into Fish in fully cured state. 3 Preliminary figures.