01890cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017630 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475599091 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept. New Zealand : 2017 Article IV Consultation- Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for New Zealand. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (73 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 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights New Zealand's economic expansion, which since early 2011 gained further broad-based momentum in 2016. GDP growth accelerated to 4 percent, and the output gap has roughly closed. Reconstruction spending after the 2011 Canterbury earthquake was an important catalyst, but the expansion has also been supported by accommodative monetary policy, a net migration wave, improving services exports, and strong terms of trade. There was some weakening of momentum in the fourth quarter of 2016, owing to softer private consumption and a sharp drop in exports, but it is expected to be temporary. Growth should rebound and then moderate toward trend in the medium term, in particular as net migration normalizes. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/111 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/111/002.2017.issue-111-en.xml IMF e-Library