01584cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003181 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451810219 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Czech Republic : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (52 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 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Czech Republic's GDP expanded by 3.1 percent in 2003 and the first quarter of 2004, mainly supported by household consumption. Investment was also strong in 2003-driven by spending on public infrastructure-and swelled in early 2004 owing to one-off influences associated with European Union accession. The fiscal deficit continued to drift upward in 2003. The general government deficit widened relative to GDP by about 1 percentage point to nearly 5 percent of GDP in 2003. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/266 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/266/002.2004.issue-266-en.xml IMF e-Library