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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Contact: Jeannine Aversa, (301) 278-9003 Gross Domestic Product by State: Second Quarter 2016 Transportation and Warehousing Led Growth Across States in the Second Quarter Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 41 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2016, according to statistics on the geographic breakout of GDP released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Real GDP by state growth ranged from 4.3 percent in Nebraska to –5.6 percent in North Dakota. Transportation and warehousing; health care and social assistance; and professional, scientific, and technical services were the leading contributors to U.S. economic growth in the second quarter. • Transportation and warehousing grew 14.0 percent in the second quarter of 2016. This industry contributed to growth in 47 states and the District of Columbia and contributed 0.97 percentage point to the 2.3 percent growth in Nevada. • Health care and social assistance grew 4.7 percent in the second quarter. This industry contributed to growth in every state and the District of Columbia. • Professional, scientific, and technical services grew 3.7 percent in the second quarter—the ninth consecutive quarter of growth for this industry. This industry contributed to growth in 47 states and the District of Columbia. BEA statistics—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.