Manufacturing & Agriculture Led 2013 GDP Growth

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 49 states in 2013, according to statistics released in June by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), but slowed to 1.8% overall. Nondurable-goods manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting were among the leading contributors to real U.S. economic growth.

Real GDP increased in all eight BEA regions. Growth accelerated in the Rocky Mountain and Plains regions. The Rocky Mountain region grew the fastest, led by Wyoming, which increased 7.6%.

Nondurable-goods manufacturing was the largest contributor to U.S. real GDP by state growth in 2013, increasing 5.3% in 2013 after declining 0.5% in 2012. It was the leading contributor to growth in three of the eight BEA regions and in 10 states.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting contributed to real GDP growth in all eight BEA regions and in 49 states and the District of Columbia. It was the largest contributor to the growth in GDP in the Plains region. This industry contributed 1.36 percentage points or more to growth in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska.