13 
Thus the imports for consumption account for about one-half of the 
lotal import value, while the other half is represented by various goods 
necessary for production, fuel and lighting materials being essentially 
needed for that purpose. 
The following are the chief groups of goods imported to Iceland: 
1925 1926 1927 
1000 ke. 1000 kr 1000 kr. 
1058 "104 t 039 
7127 5 645 5 408 
t 771 aa7 1519 
{ 380 ‘gn 1032 
2238 1 976 2 042 
1178 © 056 
523 240 
3 908 2102 
5274 2 758 
3 881 3 308 
1 067 922 
2423 1 607 
Animal foodstuffs . . , . 
Cereals . . . . . 
Garden produce and fruits, 
Coffee and coffee-substitutes . 
Sugar . . . , . . . 
Tobacco and cigars . . . . 
Wines and spirits . . . 
Yarn, thread, rope etc. . 
Dry goods . . . . 
Clothes . . . . . 
Other textiles . . | 
Footwear . , . . . . , 
Petroleum and other kinds of 
mineral oil . , . . . 
Timber, unwrought . , . . 
Timber, wrought . . . . , 
Paper and manufactures of 
paper . . . . . . , 
Coal . . . . . . . .. 
Cement . , . . . . . . 
Salt... LL, 
Stone-, earthen-, and glass- 
ware . . . . . . . . 1022 661 
Iron and ironmongery . . . 4704 3627 
Ships and boats . . . . . 1982 2294 1439 
Vehicles and machines . . . 3419 3767 2601 
Other goods . . . . . . 6640 6 645 1742 
Total 70 191 57 767 53 162 
3422 
2 495 
1 762 
1 083 
4 561 
702 
3014 
0 
The chief groups of commodities exported from Iceland were: 
1925 1926 1927 
000 kr. 1000 kr. 1000 kr, 
69 988 44 958 55 080 
7634 7 296 7 353 
Fish and fish products . . 
Farming produce . . . . 
Eiderdown, ptarmigan, seal- 
and fox-skins, and other 
natural produce . . . 583 360 496 
All other goods . . . . 435 456 224 
Total 78 640 53 070 63 153