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XI. Employment, Prices, Incomes
Table 4. Prices, Wages, Foreign Currency, Interest Rates
Costof Consumer Building Credit Avg. rate Interest
living price cost terms Wage offoreign rates on
index'i index'i index2' index3> rates41 currency51 mortgages'
1974 298.3 328.8 58.3 (19.7) 12.8 4.79 17.0
1975 444.4 494.0 86.7 (29.6) 16.1 7.53 17.0
1976 587.3 659.7 112 (38.7) 20.2 8.49 22.5
1977 766.2 860.7 146 (50.2) 29.6 9.70 30.0
1978 1103.9 1241.7 217 (72.5) 46.0 13.89 33.0
1979 1605.7 1809.4 318 (104.1) 66.4 18.71 42.5
1980 2545.8 2876.2 494 164 100.0 25.94 45.0
1981 3840.7 4330.3 750 249 148.8 34 72 40.0
1982 5800.2 6544.5 1170 373 223.7 54.70 47.0
1983 10688.3 12155.5 1991 669 334.5 100.00 27.0
1984 13806.1 15842.8 2430 895 399.0 116.61 25.8
1985 18275.8 21015.9 3195 1169 529.2 149.40 32.0
1983:
Nov. 12544/387 14327/388 2278/154 821 363.1 109.93 33.0
Dec. 12699/392 14512/393 2280/154 836 363.1 110.14 27.0
1984:
Jan. 12790/394 14619/396 2298/155 846 363.1 110.78 21.0
Feb. 12873/100 14715/100 2300/155 850 368.2 112.13 21.0
March 13013/101 14875/101 2305/156 854 386.8 113.00 21.0
April 13199/103 15087/103 2341/158 865 386.8 112.71 21.0
May 13315/103 15248/104 2390/161 879 386.8 112.08 21.0
June 13624/106 15647/106 2393/161 885 394.9 111.98 21.0
July 13751/107 15808/107 2428/164 903 395.2 111.54 21.0
August 13967/108 16017/109 2439/165 910 395.2 113.63 24.6
Sept. 14053/109 16129/110 2443/165 920 402.3 117.35 25.3
Oct. 14209/110 16328/111 2490/168 929 402.3 117.66 25.5
Nov. 14391/112 16513/112 2501/169 938 447.8 128.90 25.8
Dec. 15088/117 17409/118 2611/176 959 458.0 139.48 25.8
1985:
Jan. 15741/122 18248/124 2745/185 1006 472.2 139.44 34.0
Feb. 16282/126 18740/127 2866/193 1050 472.2 139.38 34.0
March 16723/130 19210/131 2887/195 1077 485.4 139.63 34.0
April 17004/132 19555/133 2963/200 1106 485.4 144.03 34.0
May 17362/135 19955/136 2969/200 1119 498.9 145.24 30.9
June 17682/137 20361/138 3048/206 1144 523.7 146.33 30.9
July 18108/141 20848/142 3204/216 1178 536.6 149.49 30.9
August 18653/145 21423/146 3259/220 1204 549.4 152.00 32.0
Sept. 19140/149 22003/150 3350/226 1239 551.9 153.01 32.0
Oct. 19562/152 22474/153 3392/229 1266 587.2 157.98 32.0
Nov. 19994/155 22997/156 3527/238 1301 593.7 160.59 32.0
Dec. 20511/159 23551/160 3664/247 1337 593.7 163.79 32.0
1986:
Jan. 21114/164 24218/165 3699/250 1364 595.7 167.34 32.0
Feb. 21596/168 24809/169 3737/252 1396 604.9 168.97 32.0
March 21265/165 24355/166 3827/258 1428 623.5 170.26 20.0
April May June 21395/166 21760/169 24450/166 24843/169 3924/265 3932/265 3928/265 1425 1432 623.5 170.77 20.0
') First of January 1968=100. A new base was adopted on January 1,1981 and again on February 1,1984. Published once
every quarter until August 1983, but monthly thereafter. 2) First of October 1975=100. The values of the index are here
shown in the beginning of their period of validity, but they measure building costs during the first half of the month before. A
new index was adopted in March 1983, being 100 in January 1983. The index is calculated monthly from September 1983,
but quarterly before that time. 3) A composite index of the cost of living (%) and the building cost ('/3) indices, that measure
prices during the month before the index becomes valid. Calculated monthly, for the first time in June 1979. The index is used
in the indexation of financial assets. Figures in brackets show calculated values before the index became formally valid. 4)
All employees. 5) Trade weighted index of thepriceof 17foreign currencies interms of lcelandickrónur. 6) Averageint-
erest rates on bank bonds at end of period.
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