Sri Lanka Recent Economic Developments
After weakening in 1999, GDP growth has increased strongly in 2000, led by exports. The savings-investment gap has increased from 1¾ percent of GDP in 1998 to 3¼ percent of GDP in 1999, widening further to 7 percent of GDP in 2000. Agriculture has grown by 4½ percent in 1999, registering a broadly s...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
International Monetary Fund
2001
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Series: | IMF Staff Country Reports
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Collection: | International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | After weakening in 1999, GDP growth has increased strongly in 2000, led by exports. The savings-investment gap has increased from 1¾ percent of GDP in 1998 to 3¼ percent of GDP in 1999, widening further to 7 percent of GDP in 2000. Agriculture has grown by 4½ percent in 1999, registering a broadly similar growth rate as manufacturing for the first time in many years. In contrast, agricultural output performance was mixed during 2000. Manufacturing has slowed to only 4½ percent in 1999, significantly below the average growth of nearly 8 percent recorded in 1997 and 1998 |
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Physical Description: | 99 pages |
ISBN: | 9781451823400 |