California Passes France As Worlds 6th-Largest Economy

[yuiyoshida]

(Reuters) - California is now the sixth-largest economy in the world, surpassing France, thanks to a robust state economy and strong U.S. dollar.

California was the world's eighth-largest economy in 2014, Irena Asmundson, chief economist of the California Department of Finance, said in a phone interview on Friday. "California did exceptionally well in 2015."

France is the world's seventh-largest economy with a growth domestic product of $2.42 trillion, and India is the eighth-largest with $2.09 trillion, according to the latest International Monetary Fund data.

California is home to diverse strong economies, including Silicon Valley and Hollywood.

Manufacturing and agriculture have performed well despite a severe drought, Asmundson said.
The most populous U.S. state has outpaced the rest of the country on job growth, California's finance department said in its June bulletin this week. Gross state product was $2.46 trillion in 2015, with 4.1% of growth in real terms, it added.

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http://fortune.com/2016/06/17/california-france-6th-largest-economy/

[itsrobert]

1. Donald to take credit in 6...5...4...3...2....1

LOL

[still_one]

2. Maybe we can unite with all the blue states and form our own country

[ailsagirl]

5. Wouldn't that be something!!

"sigh"

[asiliveandbreathe]

3. Hey why not form a more perfect UNION..

Considering all NORM is out the window...we no longer have a United States..how about the Sovereign Nation of California....

[KamaAina]

4. We wouldn't even have to change the flag.

It already reads "California Republic".

[kurtcagle]

6. The Western Alliance

My expectation is that, should Trump remain in office, that California (and Oregon, Washington and possibly Nevada) will simply ignore all legislation signed by Trump. I don't think that the west will formally (de jure) secede, but I think that it will be a de facto secession nonetheless.

[Tikki]

7. I believe you are correct...and also Hawaii.

WELCOME TO DU....

We can go a long way toward this by Buying BLUE, Promoting BLUE and Traveling BLUE.

Look where California is...we are winners.

Tikki

[hunter]

8. Bigger than Russia.

The Republicans are idiots.