Statistical bulletin - 01.03.1960, Side 4

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No. 3
Sea fisherics.
Mode of preparation January —Dec. 1959 January —Dec. 1960
Fish on ice 1000 kg 2 056 1000 kg 3 312
Fish frozen 19 896 14 216
Stock-fish 2 054 2 637
Canned fish and herring . 36 -
Salted fiöh 2 947 3 707
Salted herring - 78
Herring frozen for bait .. 89 91
Herring to factories 14 112
Other fish to factories ... 532 271
Other 600 773
Total 28 224 25 197
Index of the cost of living in Reykjavik.
lst of the Month March 1950 = 100 January AU items Food oníy
1959 1960 1959 1960
212 100 212 99
February 206 100 203 99
March 202 101 197 99
April UOO - 1 100 -
May 100 - 99 -
June 100 - 99 -
July 100 - 100 -
August 100 - 100 -
September 100 - 100 -
October 100 - 100 -
November 100 - 100 -
December 100 - 99 -
1) New cost of living series with base March 1 1959 = 100 has been introduced
The position of the hanks.

Domestic crcdits foreign countries Note circulation
(1000 kr.) (1000 kr.) (1000 kr.)
End of month 1959 1060 1959 1Q60 1959 1960
January 3 058 073 3 562 443 -4-63 929 4-255 323 377 910 372 240
February 3 023 442 3 567 584 4-49 994 367 590 354 745
March 3 094 627 4-74 250 366 425
April 3 198 466 4-93 511 376 695
May 3 360 725 4-117 406 408 845
June 3 438 110 4-162 226 410 605
July 3 470 317 4-160 075 422 225
August 3 548 173 4-183 017 420 975
September 3 615 259 4-221 656 434 510
October 3 625 909 4-185 220 423 110
November 3 582 765 4-208 508 413 380
December 3 561 392 4-221 148 412 170
Counterpart Other current
savmgs dcposiU deposits1) aceount deposits
(1000 kr.) (1000 kr.)
End of month 1959 1960 1959 1960 1959 1960
January 1 198 358 1 342 615 176 700 173 134 690 295 821 855
February 1 221 789 1 346 353 176 700 173 134 702 712 792 766
March 1 242 110 176 700 675 747
April 1 243 926 176 700 712 135
May 1 259 597 176 700 772 924
June 1 287 693 176 700 780 478
July 1 317 681 176 700 783 792
August 1 325 867 176 700 809 603
September 1 341 518 176 700 806 640
October 1 337 599 176 700 823 626
November 1 325 123 176 700 770 423
December 1 356 418 176 700 762 749
1) Included in “Counterpart deposits” are funds held by Iceland Bank of Development with the Central Bank
as follows:
Blocked Special Blocked Speciai
account account Total account account Total
Jan. 1959 64 185 50 000 114 185 Jan. 1960 .... 60 619 50 000 110 619
Febr. „ 64 185 50 000 114 185 Febr. „ 60 619 50 000 110 610
March „ 64 185 50 000 114 185
April „ 64 185 50 000 114 185
May „ 64 185 50 000 114 185
June „ 64 185 50 000 114 185
July „ 64 185 50 000 114 185
Aug. „ 64 185 50 000 114 185
Sept. „ 64 185 50 000 114 185
Oct. „ 64 185 50 000 114 185
Nov. „ 64 185 50 000 114 185
Deo. 64 185 50 000 114 158