加州經濟經歷了飛躍式發展。

如果有3,950萬人口的加州是一個獨立的國家，按照美國周五公布的最新聯邦數據，它將是全球第五大經濟體，超越有6,560萬人口的英國。

加州的經濟規模為2.7萬億美元，排在美國、中國、日本和德國之后。據美聯社報道，加州龐大的經濟規模要歸功于其繁榮的科技行業和好萊塢。加州人口占美國總人口的12%，但在2012年至2017年期間，卻貢獻了16%的就業增長。同期加州國內生產總值增長了1,270億美元，幫助其一舉成為第五大經濟體。

加州的多數經濟活動都集中在海濱大城市，如舊金山、圣何塞、洛杉磯和圣地亞哥等。

經濟規模在全球名列前茅的其他州包括德克薩斯州，經濟規模1.7萬億美元，全球排名第11位，紐約州經濟規模1.5萬億美元，全球排名第13名。

實際上，加州早在2002年就已經排在了第5位，但經濟衰退之后的2012年滑落到了第10位。（財富中文網）

譯者：劉進龍/汪皓?

California’s economy just made a huge leap.

If the state –with its 39.5 million people – was an independent country, it would have the fifth largest economy in the world, according to new federal figured released on Friday – just surpassing the United Kingdom, which has a population of 65.6 million.

California’s economy of $2.7 trillion sits behind the United States, China, Japan and Germany. California’s large economy is attributed to its thriving tech sector and Hollywood, according to the Associated Press. It has 12% of the U.S. population, but has contributed 16% of total job growth between 2012 and 2017. California’s gross domestic product also went up by $127 billion from 2016 to 2017, helping to give it a push to reach the fifth spot.

Most of the economic activity is centered around California’s big cities along the coast – including San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego.

Other top ranking states include Texas, in the 11th spot worldwide with an economy of $1.7 trillion and New York at No. 13 with $1.5 trillion.

California actually ranked in 5th place before in 2002 before falling all the way to 10th in 2012 after the recession.