Some of these challenges are expected to be similar to the strains on the financial system that might be expected from any slowdown in growth irrespective of the source. Others will be particular to the conditions of a flu pandemic, such as uncertain labour supply, increased operational risks, potentially unstable infrastructure and restrictions on travel, etc.
Even if the economy were to achieve an export-led recovery, a rise in import costs due to the increase in commodity prices would cause the terms of trade to worsen and real income to be undermined. As a result, even if the GDP figure increased, gross domestic income (GDI) would not increase that much.