Spain : Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation.

This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that Spain experienced a second year of subdued growth in 2002-albeit at a rate still well above the euro area average. This was largely owing to the relative resilience of Spain's domestic demand, which in turn was supported by a comparatively stron...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/040
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that Spain experienced a second year of subdued growth in 2002-albeit at a rate still well above the euro area average. This was largely owing to the relative resilience of Spain's domestic demand, which in turn was supported by a comparatively stronger showing of investment, sustained by booming construction activity and a continued public infrastructure effort. After having been the mainstay of the earlier upswing, private consumption lost momentum, as households coped with rising inflation and higher indebtedness.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (56 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1934-7685
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