Not exact matches
At that point, they move their money out of retail and into more stable sectors, such
as utilities, which hold their value better during the
contractionary phase.
As a result, fiscal policy became
contractionary just when it needed to be expansionary.
Using the change in the underlying cash balance between financial years
as an approximate indicator of the fiscal impact, the Commonwealth Budget is expected to add to growth by around 1/4 per cent of GDP this financial year, compared with a
contractionary effect of around 3/4 per cent in 2002/03 (Graph 32).
If this occurred, it would have an additional
contractionary effect on the export sector,
as well
as further dampening inflation.
As noted above, the
contractionary impulse arising from the Asian crisis has occurred in two stages — an initial, rapid contraction in the economies first affected by the regional financial instability, and a more delayed slowing of other economies in the region.
At that point, they move their money out of retail and into more stable sectors, such
as utilities, which hold their value better during the
contractionary phase.