September 16, 2014
Metro Denver’s economy last year ranked 18th out of 381 metro areas in terms of the value of its goods and services produced, according to a Bureau of Economic Analysisreport released Tuesday.
Led by the natural resources sector, metro Denver’s GDP (gross domestic product) was $178.8 billion in 2013, up from $168.7 billion in 2012, the BEA report said. That gave the metro area 4.3 percent GDP growth last year, ranking it 47th out of 381 in percent change.
Greeley experienced 10.1 percent GDP growth last year, spurred by the activity in the Niobrara Shale oil field in northeast Colorado. Greeley’s GDP was $9.5 billion in 2013, up from $8.3 billion in 2012.
