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Economic decline widespread in 2009
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
Ralph Stewart
Published: February 28, 2011
Real U.S. GDP by metropolitan area declined 2.4 percent in 2009 after declining 0.4 percent in 2008, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The economic decline was widespread as real GDP declined in 292 of 366 (80 percent) metropolitan statistical areas, led by national declines in durable-goods manufacturing, construction and business services.

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