Greece: Staff Report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund

No 2003/156, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This 2003 Article IV Consultation highlights that the economic expansion that began in Greece in the mid-1990s has continued unabated, with some employment gains in 2002 for the first time in four years. GDP increased by 4 percent in 2002, well above the European Union (EU) average, but external imbalances remained large. High capacity utilization, EU transfers, and preparations for the 2004 Olympics underpinned investment. Divergent cyclical positions and relatively high labor cost increases kept inflation well above the euro area average. Consumer price inflation averaged close to 4 percent in 2002.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; headline HICP differential; budget risk; HICP; risk; cash data; staff appraisal; fixed capital capital formation; Current account deficits; Fiscal consolidation; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52
Date: 2003-06-11
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