National Budget for 1998

Each time the Althing (Icelandic Parliament) reconvenes in the autumn, the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government presents The National Budget. There the Government's economic policy is presented, and economic developments and prospects are reviewed.

II. Economic Policy

III. Economic Developments and Prospects

Table 1: Output and expenditure 1995-1998

Table 2: Export production and foreign trade 1995-1998

Table 3: Gross fixed capital formation 1995-1998

Table 5: Income, prices, purchasing power and exchange rate 1989-1998

Table 6: Fish catch and value of catch 1989-1998

Table 7: Gross domestic product and gross national income 1955-1998

Table 8: Unemployment by region and sex, 1987-1996

Table 9: EMU convergence criteria and economic proscpect in EU and Iceland