In 2012, total U.S. real gross metro product rose by 2.5 percent after increasing 1.7 percent in 2011.
The following metro areas recorded the highest gross metropolitan product in 2012 (amounts shown in billion dollars):
- New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA: $1,335
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA: $766
- Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI: $571
- Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX: $450
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: $447
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: $419
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: $364
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $360
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH: $336
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA: $294