BEA News: Gross Domestic Product by Metropolitan Area, 2012 and Revised 2001-2011

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today:

Real GDP increased in 305 of the nation's 381 metropolitan areas in 2012, led by growth in durable-goods manufacturing, trade, and financial activities, according to new statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Real GDP in metropolitan areas increased 2.5 percent in 2012 after increasing 1.7 percent in 2011. Today's release of GDP by metropolitan area represents a return to the previous release schedule, publishing 9 rather than 14 months after the end of the calendar year.

The full text of the release on BEA's Web site can be found at www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_metro/gdp_metro_newsrelease.htm

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