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Friday, May 4, 2018 Contact: Jeannine Aversa, (301) 278-9003 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State: Fourth Quarter 2017 Texas Had the Fastest Growth in the Fourth Quarter • Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 47 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2017. The percent change in real GDP ranged from 5.2 percent in Texas to –1.3 percent in North Dakota. • Mining and construction were the leading contributors to the increase in real GDP in Texas, the fastest growing state. Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting subtracted from growth in North Dakota and South Dakota—the only two states with decreases in fourth quarter real GDP. • Durable goods manufacturing increased 7.2 percent nationally and contributed to growth in every state and the District of Columbia. This industry was the leading contributor to growth the increases in real GDP in five of the top ten fastest growing states. BEA data—including GDP, personal income, the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, the input-output accounts, and economic data for states, local areas, and industries—are available at www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available. NOTE: GDP by state for the first quarter 2018 will be released on July 24, 2018.