01715cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005295 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451814330 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. United Kingdom : 2008 Article IV Consultation; Staff Supplement; Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the United Kingdom. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (86 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 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that the United Kingdom's economic growth was above trend in 2006 and 2007. In terms of expenditure, the expansion was largely driven by private consumption, on the heels of strong employment, steady real wage and living standards growth, and a surge in immigration. So far in 2008, evidence points to a sharp slowing in activity alongside high inflation. Executive Directors have welcomed the commitment made in the 2008 budget to tighten fiscal policy in the coming two years. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/271 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/271/002.2008.issue-271-en.xml IMF e-Library