01708cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017853 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484312681 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. United States : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (86 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 that the United States is in the longest expansion since 1850. The unemployment rate has fallen to 4.4 percent and job growth continues to be strong. The economy has gone through a temporary growth dip in the early part of 2017, but momentum has picked up. The economy is expected to grow at 2.1 percent in 2017 and 2018, supported by solid consumption growth and a rebound in investment. Over the next 12-18 months, personal consumer expenditure inflation is expected to slowly rise above 2 percent, before returning to the Federal Reserve's medium-term target of 2 percent. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/239 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/239/002.2017.issue-239-en.xml IMF e-Library