01719cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008661 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451839616 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. United States : 2004 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (53 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 following a rather tepid recovery, the United States economy gathered strength in 2003. Supported by continued robust productivity growth, real GDP growth began to exceed the growth rate of potential output around midyear. The recovery broadened in early 2004 as payroll employment strengthened, easing concerns that a lack of employment growth and correspondingly weaker household income could weigh on consumer demand. Strong productivity growth has also contributed to significant improvements in corporate and financial balance sheets. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/230 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/230/002.2004.issue-230-en.xml IMF e-Library