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This Map Shows How Fast Each State Grew Last Year
From Texas and Wyoming to Oregon, growth is heating up west of the Mississippi
Residential homes stand in the Sea Cliff area of San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, May 8, 2015.
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The nexus of U.S. growth shifted farther west in 2014, a report released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Wednesday showed.
Gross domestic product increased by 4.3 percent in the Southwest last year as mining helped Texas boost its output by 5.2 percent, giving it the second-fastest growth rate of any state. The Rocky Mountain region saw a 3.9 percent expansion as the Far West, which includes California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada, grew 2.7 percent.