Denmark: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation
IMF Staff Country Reports, May 21, 2002
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- Published: May 21, 2002
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451811049.002
Economic growth and external environment
- Economic growth in Denmark slowed significantly during 2001 as domestic demand weakened and exports were hit by the global economic slowdown.
- Monetary conditions were eased during 2001 as Danish interest rates generally followed those of the European Central Bank downward.
Labor market and wages
- Unemployment remained low in 2001.
- Wage growth was somewhat faster than in euro area partner countries.
Prices and inflation
- Price inflation was subdued in 2001.
Fiscal stance and projections
- The 2002 budget implies a broadly neutral fiscal stance.
- The surplus was projected to remain within the medium-term target of 1.5–2.5 percent of GDP.
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- Series: Country Report No. 2002/101
- Issue: 101
- Volume: 2002
- Pages: 41
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451811049.002
- ISBN: 9781451811049
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Subject keywords: Expenditure, Labor, Labor markets, Labor supply, Public debt, Tax incidence, Tax policy
- Additional keywords appearing in the source: anish authorities, authorities' assessment, CR, Denmark, economy, Global, government, government consumption, IMF staff project, IMF staff projection, ISCR, Labor markets, Labor supply, surplus, tax freeze, Tax incidence
Denmark: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation (IMF Staff Country Reports 2002, 101).