IMF Staff Country Reports

United States: 2019 Article IV Consultation - Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the United States

June 24, 2019

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International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. "United States: 2019 Article IV Consultation - Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the United States", IMF Staff Country Reports 2019, 174 (2019), accessed 12/6/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498320993.002

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Summary

The U.S. economy is in the longest expansion in recorded history. Unemployment is at levels not seen since the late 1960s, real wages are rising, and inflationary pressures remain subdued. Economic activity, while still growing above potential, is expected to slow to around 2.6 percent this year and 1.9 percent in 2020.

Subject: Education, Income, Inflation, Labor, National accounts, Personal income, Prices

Keywords: CR, Global, IMF staff estimate, Income, Inflation, ISCR, liability positions vis-à-vis nonresident, Personal income, preservation of national security, rate, restriction, staff appraisal, staff representative, statement