Sri Lanka : Recent Economic Developments.
After weakening in 1999, GDP growth has increased strongly in 2000, led by exports. The savings-investment gap has increased from 1 3/4 percent of GDP in 1998 to 3u percent of GDP in 1999, widening further to 7 percent of GDP in 2000. Agriculture has grown by 4 1\2 percent in 1999, registering a bro...
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| Formato: | Periódico |
| Idioma: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2001.
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| Colecção: | IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;
No. 2001/070 |
| Acesso em linha: | Full text available on IMF |
| Resumo: | After weakening in 1999, GDP growth has increased strongly in 2000, led by exports. The savings-investment gap has increased from 1 3/4 percent of GDP in 1998 to 3u percent of GDP in 1999, widening further to 7 percent of GDP in 2000. Agriculture has grown by 4 1\2 percent in 1999, registering a broadly similar growth rate as manufacturing for the first time in many years. In contrast, agricultural output performance was mixed during 2000. Manufacturing has slowed to only 4 1\2 percent in 1999, significantly below the average growth of nearly 8 percent recorded in 1997 and 1998. |
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| Descrição Física: | 1 online resource (99 pages) |
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| ISSN: | 1934-7685 |
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