| Dallas Economic Information |
DFW Key Economic Indicators
· DFW claims 26 percent of the state's population, 27 percent of the labor force,
28 percent of all wages and salary jobs and produces 33 percent of the state's total
product as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
(Economy.com)
· Total GDP for the DFW metro reached $284.5 billion in 2005. If DFW were a nation,
its Gross Domestic Product would place it among small European countries.
(United States Conference of Mayors & Global Insight & Perryman Group)
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| DFW Key Economic Indicators |
| 1990-2006 |
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1990 |
2000 |
2006 |
| ($ Billions) |
| Real Gross Area Product |
$132.1 |
$240.0 |
$311.1 |
| Real Personal Income |
$100.0 |
$162.9 |
$203.4 |
| DFW CPI (Base: 1982-84=100) |
$125.1 |
$164.7 |
$190.1 |
Source: Perryman Group/BLS/economy.com
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DFW Long-Term Forecast 2006-2030
· Business 2.0 Magazine ranked Dallas in the top 10 "Hot Cities for job Growth." (May 2006)
· Dallas ranked among the "Best Performing Cities: Where America's jobs are Created and Sustained"
in 2005. (Milken Institute)
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| DFW Long-Term Foreccast 2006-2030 |
| CAGR* |
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DFW |
Texas |
United States |
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| Employment |
1.60% |
1.51% |
1.24% |
| Population |
1.78% |
1.68% |
0.88% |
| Real Gross Product |
3.93% |
3.78% |
3.45% |
Source: Perryman Economic OutLook, 2006-2030
*Compound Annual Growth Rate
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