September 20, 2017

Percent Change in Real GDP by Metropolitan Area

  • Metropolitan areas accounted for nearly 91.0 percent of national current-dollar GDP in 2016. The ten largest metropolitan areas accounted for 35.2 percent of national GDP in 2016.
  • Real GDP grew in 267 metropolitan areas. Professional and business services; information services; and finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing led growth in 2016.
  • Real GDP growth in the U.S. metropolitan portion slowed to 1.7 percent in 2016 from 2.9 percent in 2015.

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