Statistical bulletin - 01.03.1960, Side 3

No. 3
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rates (selling rates) quoted effective February 22
Bank were as follows:
The new foreign exchange
1960 by the Icelandic Central
1 Pound Sterling................... 106,84
1 US Dollar ........................ 38,10
1 Canad. Dollar..................... 40,07
100 Danish ICroner................... 551,95
100 Norw. Kroner..................... 533,25
100 Swedish ICronor.................. 735,75
100 Finnish Markkas .................. 11,93
100 Guilders................... 1 010,40
100 Belg. Francs................... 76,40
100 French Francs ................ 776,30
100 Swiss Francs ................. 877,95
100 Chech Korunas ................ 528,45
1000 Italian Lire................... 60,96
100 W.-German Marks............... 913,65
With regard to former changes in foreign exchange quotations, reference is
made to the following issues of this Bulletin: January 1959, January 1958, Jan-
uary 1957, January 1956, September 1955, January 1954, November 1951. Changes
in quotations from the beginning of 1959 and until February 22 1960 were few
and of small importance.
Imports of some important articles.
Quantity: Gross metric tons, except wood, which is Jan.—February 1959 February 1960 Jan.—February 1960
Quantity 1000 kr. Quantity 1000 kr. Quantity 1000 kr.
reported in thous. of cubic feet. Cereals, mostly for human consumption 6 690,4 12 386 189,7 486 3 169,0 6 501
Animal feed 4 184,0 6 570 730,2 1 169 3 491,2 5 338
Sugar 1 664,6 4 083 41,5 70 2 501,5 3 586
Coffee 225,4 3 204 61,0 702 127,8 1 481
F rtilizers 3,4 5 1,8 5 3,8 12
Coal 9 547,2 4 488 526,4 330 7 427,8 3 491
Salt 1 717,6 731 2 831,3 867 4 579,0 6 791
Fuel oil 24 257,1 10 756 30 815,5 12 626 49 663,8 20 376
Gasoline 5 145,2 3 511 3 592,6 2 506 5 121,0 3 558
Lubricating oil 668,5 2 515 172,1 507 361,7 1 263
Cement 54,0 32 730,5 232 730,5 232
Wood 103,4 3 738 142,0 4 622 253,3 7 650
Iron and steel 2 843,0 8 007 2 664,3 7 310 4 645,9 13 738
Ships - - 1 882,0 43 512 1 882.0 43 512
Public powerstations in Iceland.
Installed capacity1) 2) Thousands of kw. Energy production Millions of kwh.
Hydro Thermo Total Hydro Thermo Total
1930 6,9 0,9 7,8
1940 15,4 1,1 16,5 44 1,7 45,7
1950 30,9 13,4 44,3 166 26 192
1951 30,8 14,2 45,0 170 40 210
1952 30,8 14,2 45,0 176 39 215
1953 70,7 14,4 85,1 198 32 230
1954 73,1 14,4 87,5 327 12 339
1955 73,1 14,3 87,4 379 12 391
1956 73,1 15,2 88,3 406 12 418
1957 73,1 15,8 88,9 415 13 428
1958 78,6 16,5 95,1 431 14 445
1959 105,7 16,3 122,0 470 14 484
1) End of year data. 2) The installed capacity at industrial establishraents (producing energy for own use) which
is not included in the table, was 18,2 thous. kw. (4,0 thous. hydro and 14,2 thous. thermo) at the end of 19.r>9, and
the corresponding energy production 1959 has been estimated at 15 mill. kwh. Installed capacity at farms at the
end of 1958 was 5,2 thous. kw.