EBK ECONOMICS TODAY
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Author: Miller
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Chapter 8, Problem dFCT
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The reasons for which the annual GDP level shown below is more than the levels of GDP for many individual US states.
| Metropolitan Area | GDP ($billions) per year |
| New York City | 1358.4 |
| Los Angeles | 765.8 |
| Chicago | 571.0 |
| Houston | 449.4 |
| Washington DC | 448.7 |
| Dallas | 420.3 |
| Philadelphia | 364.0 |
| San Francisco | 360.4 |
| Boston | 336.2 |
| Atlanta | 294.6 |
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
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