IMF Staff Country Reports

Australia : Staff Report for 2013 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Australia

Author/Editor:

International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept

Publication Date:

February 12, 2014

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Australian economy has performed well relative to many other advanced economies since the global financial crisis. A transition phase has now been reached as the terms of trade-driven mining investment boom of the past decade has peaked, and the economy is moving to the production and export phase. Annual growth slowed to 2¼ percent in the third quarter of 2013, below the trend growth of about 3 percent. Inflation remains anchored in the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) target range.

Series:

Country Report No. 14/51

Subject:

Australia