01786cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008401 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451814194 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. United Kingdom : 2002 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the United Kingdom. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (63 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 the real GDP of the United Kingdom increased at an average rate of some 2.8 percent, and the unemployment rate halved to below 5 percent by April 2001. Inflation, which has been low since the mid-1990s, was-on a harmonized basis-about 1.5 percent, below the European Union average. Real output growth decelerated in 2002, but remained above that of other large European countries. Notwithstanding the global slowdown, the United Kingdom economy grew by 1.7 percent owing mainly to buoyant private consumption as well as increased public spending. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/048 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/048/002.2003.issue-048-en.xml IMF e-Library