Top 25 U.S. City Economies for 2008

[CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight]

Colleagues,

The following are the top 20 City/Metro Area economies as measured by gross metropolitan product (GMP) in 2008 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

* 1. New York City, $1.264 trillion
* 2. Los Angeles, $717.9 billion
* 3. Chicago, $520.7 billion
* 4. Houston, $403.2 billion
* 5. Washington, $395.7 billion
* 6. Dallas-Fort Worth, $379.9 billion
* 7. Philadelphia, $331.9 billion
* 8. San Francisco-Oakland, $310.8 billion
* 9. Boston, $299.6 billion
* 10. Atlanta, $269.8 billion
* 11. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, $261.3 billion
* 12. Seattle, $218.8 billion
* 13. Detroit, $200.9 billion
* 14. Minneapolis-St. Paul, $193.9 billion
* 15. Phoenix, $187.4 billion
* 16. San Diego, $169.3 billion
* 17. Denver, $150.8 billion
* 18. San Jose, $146.7 billion
* 19. Baltimore, $133.0 billion
* 20. St. Louis, $128.5 billion
* 21. Charlotte, $118.4 billion
* 22. Pittsburgh, $114.7 billion
* 23. Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., $113.1 billion
* 24. Portland, Ore., $112.4 billion
* 25. Tampa-St. Petersburg, $110.5 billion

GMP measures the total output of goods and services within a given area in a given year.

ENJOY!

CC