01727cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016951 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498358958 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. United States : 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (85 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 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that the United States is now in its seventh consecutive year of expansion. The unemployment rate has fallen to 4.9 percent, and household net worth is close to precrisis peaks. Nonetheless, the economy has gone through a temporary growth dip in the last two quarters. Lower oil prices led to a further contraction in energy sector investment, and a strong dollar and weak global demand have weighed on net exports. With activity indicators for the second quarter of 2016 rebounding, the economy is expected to grow at 2.2 percent and 2.5 percent in 2016 and 2017, which is above potential. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/226 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/226/002.2016.issue-226-en.xml IMF e-Library