01645cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007585 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451837568 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Trinidad and Tobago : Staff Report for the Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (54 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 1999 Article IV Consultation highlights that after emerging from a prolonged period of decline in the 1980s, the economy of Trinidad and Tobago has performed well in recent years, with steady economic growth and low inflation. Although a sizable investment boom in the energy sector should contribute to faster growth in the coming years, a serious terms-of-trade shock in 1998 limited output growth. Inflation has declined to a relatively low level, although rising food prices led to some pickup in 1998. The unemployment rate, although declining, remains high, at about 14 percent. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/048 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/048/002.1999.issue-048-en.xml IMF e-Library