U.S. Gross Domestic Product. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis provides information on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United States by state

(www.bea.gov). The Bureau recently released figures that showed the real GDP by state for 2007. Using the data in the table at the top of the page, examine if GDP and Region of the country are independent. (Alaska and Hawaii are part of the West Region. D.C is included in the Mideast Region.)

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Percent Change in Real GDP by State, 2005-2006 Rocky Mountain Plains WA Great Lakes NH 1.3 New England ME 5.6 MT ND VT 2.8 (19 4.6 3.1 OR MN Mideast MA ID 5.0 SD 2.9 W 2.9 7.A 3.7 WY 1.8 M 3.4 -RI 1.8 LA -0.5 22 NE NV 2.6 4.1 CA 4.2 52 2.2 UT 7.2 89 KS MO 3.0 2.0 1.1 IL IN OH CT 2.6 NJ 2.9 -DE 3.3 MD 2.9 4.9 3.4 2.1 DC 4.1 589 AZ OK 0.6 32 NM 6.8 6.7 NC 42 6.2 TN 3.0 Far West AR SC U.S.=3.4 25 SouthWest TX 4.3 MS AL GA 3.5 Highest quintile 2.5 3.1 3.4 Fourth quintile LAG Third quintile (1.7 FL Second quintile Southeast 42 Lowest quintile HI 4.3 AK 0.7 Far West U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis