Published by the Orlando Sentinel
Written by Paul Brinkmann
JULY 7, 2016, 1:16 PM
Floridaโs gross domestic product, or overall economic output, grew 3.1 percent in 2015,
beating the national growth rate of 2.4 percent theย third fastestย rate among all largeย states.
In a news release, Gov. Rick Scott’s office pointed out that Florida’s growth outpaced the growthย rates of California and Texas.ย Not surprisingly, real estate rents and leasing made up the biggest part of Florida’s contribution to GDP growthย in the Southeast, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.