Originally published: . Volume 10, No. 5. Source pages: 4.
Gov. Edwards issued a statement that Louisiana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), $252 billion in the third quarter of 2018, is the highest on record for the state. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Louisiana’s real GDP increased by $2.3 billion from $249.7 billion in the second quarter of 2018 to $252 billion in the third quarter of 2018. Since last year, Louisiana’s GDP increased $15.5 billion, from $236.5 billion in 2017 to $252 billion in the same period for 2018.
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