Arizona is a state in the southwestern region of the United States. The region's second-quarter 2018 gross state product was $344.6 billion, with growth driven by the information and manufacturing sectors.[1] The state ranked #17 on Forbes' list of Best States For Business in 2018, noting strong economic and job growth foerecasts.[2] Arizona's economy historically relied on the "five C's": copper, cotton, cattle, citrus, and climate.[3] While Arizona's copper mining is still the nation's primary source of the metal, services and manufacturing are now the drivers of the state's economy.[3]
- ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) by state (millions of current dollars)" (CFM) (Press release). Bureau of Productivity Analytics. October 13, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "Arizona". Forbes. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ a b Corona Brezina (15 January 2010). Arizona: Past and Present. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. pp. 29–. ISBN 978-1-4488-0036-0.