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XI. Employment, Prices, Incomes
Table 1. Unemployment
Annual averages Quarter III
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1978 1979
Unemployment days
pr. month . . . 9175 9670 6174 7397 4511 3122
Reykjavík area 3475 3255 1821 2161 1216 1627
Outside Reykjavík Average number of 5700 6415 4353 5236 3295 1495
unemployed . . Unemployment as a 361 368 644 507 365 446 259 174
ratio of the work force* 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.2
* Per cent.
Table 2. Common Referen ce Base Index Series
(1972=100.0)
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Cost of living . . . 85.2 100.0 122.2 174.8 260.3 344.1 448.9 646.7
Building cost . . . Weighted exchange 73.3 100.0 124.1 182.5 271.6 340.1 433.8 642.7
rate index . . . 97.0 100.0 108.6 120.6 188.6 213.9 242.3 344.9
The terms of trade 100.9 100.0 115.3 104.0 88.8 100.1 108.5 108.5
Wage rates .... Total income from 66.2 100.0 123.5 183.7 233.3 293.9 425.8 659.9
employment . . Purchasing power of 61.3 100.0 137.0 208.3 279.1 376.7 538.6 835.0
income from employment . . 72.3 100.0 112.2 119.3 107.3 109.6 119.9 129.2
Gross national product
(current prices) 63.6 100.0 139.3 202.9 276.0 380.9 540.9 814.0
Real gross national income 82.4 100.0 109.6 110.5 103.8 110.0 118.6 123.5
Table 3. Wage Indices
Quarter 1! September I
1975 1976 1977 1978 1978 1979 1978 1979
Hourly wages (1969=100) General labour . . 438 556 790 1149 1955
Skilled labour . . Skilled and unskilled 429 532 744 1041 1780
labour 438 553 782 1124 1348 1914
Monthly wages Office and commercial
clerks State and municipal 423 526 735 1060 1772
employees . . . 447 556 874 1296 2127
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