Economy of San Diego

The economy of San Diego is the 17th largest among metro areas in the United States and 4th largest among California's metro areas, with a gross domestic product in Greater San Diego of $206 billion in 2014.[1] The economy is also part of the San Diego–Tijuana international metropolitan area. The largest sectors of San Diego's economy are defense/military, tourism, international trade, and research/manufacturing.[2][3] In 2014, San Diego was designated by a Forbes columnist as the best city in the country to launch a small business or startup company.[4]

F/A-18 Hornet flying over San Diego and USS John C. Stennis.
  1. ^ https://www.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?reqid=70&step=1&isuri=1&acrdn=2#reqid=70&step=1&isuri=1&7003=1000&7004=naics&7005=1&7001=21000&7002=2&7090=70
  2. ^ "City of San Diego website: Economic Development". Sandiego.gov. Archived from the original on May 6, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  3. ^ Powell, Ronald W. (October 17, 2007). "Tourism district OK'd by council". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
  4. ^ Post, Tom (March 13, 2014). "The Best Places To Launch A Startup In 2014". Forbes. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

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