01638cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002128 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451801989 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Australia : Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (46 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 despite the synchronized slowdown in the rest of the world in 2001, the Australian economy has continued to grow strongly. This performance reflected the absence of major imbalances in the economy, an aggressive easing of monetary policy, fiscal policy stimulus, and a competitive exchange rate. Real GDP has risen at an average annual rate of 3 3/4 percent since end-2000. With underlying inflation pressures muted and the uncertainty about the depth and duration of the global slowdown, monetary policy was highly supportive of growth. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/201 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/201/002.2002.issue-201-en.xml IMF e-Library