01669cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002090 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451820485 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Japan : Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (60 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that the economy of Japan rebounded strongly in the first quarter of 2002. Global recovery underpinned a large net export contribution, while special transitory factors-including unseasonably warm weather and anomalies in the small single-family spending survey-boosted household spending. Earlier fiscal stimulus measures boosted public demand, but business and residential investment continued to slump. Even with the strong growth in the first quarter of 2002, real GDP is nevertheless expected to decline by about 1\2 percent on an annual-average basis for 2002 as a whole. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/175 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/175/002.2002.issue-175-en.xml IMF e-Library