Sweden: 2005 Article IV Consultation — Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sweden

International Monetary Fund

No 2005/343, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Sweden’s 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that strong productivity gains, wage moderation, and falling nonenergy import prices contributed to reducing inflation, and creating room for aggressive monetary easing. Export growth has been led by a strong recovery in the telecommunications and automobile sectors, and, combined with rising capacity utilization and record low interest rates, helped sustain a revival of business investment after a three-year slump. Rising disposable incomes and an expansionary monetary stance helped support consumer confidence.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; staff appraisal; growth; rate; year-on-year rate; government; inflation pressure; spending of SEK; fiscal policy proposal; Labor markets; Fiscal governance; Inflation; Labor supply; Global; Middle East; Europe; Central Asia; East Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
Date: 2005-09-15
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