01573cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007818 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451812039 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Spain : Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (57 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 Spain has achieved impressive growth in recent years-reflecting favorable competitiveness, and the impact on interest rates and confidence of its successful road to monetary union. Despite several years of rapid growth, there are no unambiguous signs of overheating. Underlying inflation has varied within a range of 2 percent and 2.5 percent on a 12-month basis since January 1997, but has exceeded the euro area average. Three years of steeply falling unemployment have yet to trigger a material acceleration of labor costs. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2000/151 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2000/151/002.2000.issue-151-en.xml IMF e-Library