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United States: 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
Author:
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
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IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2016: Issue 226
Language:
English
Publication Date:
12 Jul 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498358958.002
ISBN:
9781498358958
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
85
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; spending momentum; article IV discussion; staff appraisal; potential GDP; rate; liability positions vis-à-vis nonresident; money market rate; Inflation; Income; Labor markets; Wages; Global
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This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that the United States is now in its seventh consecutive year of expansion. The unemployment rate has fallen to 4.9 percent, and household net worth is close to precrisis peaks. Nonetheless, the economy has gone through a temporary growth dip in the last two quarters. Lower oil prices led to a further contraction in energy sector investment, and a strong dollar and weak global demand have weighed on net exports. With activity indicators for the second quarter of 2016 rebounding, the economy is expected to grow at 2.2 percent and 2.5 percent in 2016 and 2017, which is above potential.

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