01912cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018602 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484363744 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Ireland : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Ireland. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (78 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 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Irish economy continues to grow at a rapid pace, well above the European Union average. Although headline data are distorted by the volatility of multinationals' activity, the broad recovery of (modified) domestic demand (4 percent in 2017) underpins the expansion. Strong labor market performance brought the unemployment rate down to below 6 percent by April 2018. Although wage pressures emerged in some sectors, inflation remained subdued, mainly reflecting the pass-through of pound sterling depreciation. Public finances continued to improve on the back of strong output growth, while the public debt burden declined slightly to 68 percent of GDP. The outlook remains broadly positive but with externally-driven downside risks. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2018/194 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2018/194/002.2018.issue-194-en.xml IMF e-Library