State rank: 18
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
NORTH CAROLINA
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
94%
B+
| F (Very Poor) |
D (Poor) |
C (Fair) |
B (Good) |
A (Excellent) |
A+ (Superior) |
| <60 | 60-80 | 80-90 | 90-95 | 95-100 | >100 |
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE HISTORY
EPI COMPONENTS PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Inflation
Unemployment
Budget deficit
GDP Growth
EPI DATA FOR NORTH CAROLINA
| Year | Inflation Rate (%) | Unemployment Rate (%) | Budget Deficit as a Percent of GDP (%) | Change in Real GDP (%) | Raw EPI Score (%) | Raw EPI performance | Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 87.1 | C | -5.3 |
| 1991 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 85.6 | C | -1.4 |
| 1992 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 92.4 | B | 6.8 |
| 1993 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 91.4 | B | -1.0 |
| 1994 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 97.8 | A | 6.4 |
| 1995 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 95.5 | A- | -2.3 |
| 1996 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 94.6 | B+ | -0.9 |
| 1997 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 99.5 | A+ | 4.9 |
| 1998 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -0.6 | 3.1 | 98.9 | A | -0.6 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 100.5 | A+ | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 93.5 | B | -6.9 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 94.4 | B+ | 0.9 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 91.0 | B- | -3.5 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 89.8 | C+ | -1.2 |
| 2004 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 91.8 | B | 2.0 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 92.8 | B | 1.0 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 94.6 | B+ | 1.8 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | -0.1 | 88.7 | C+ | -5.9 |
| 2008 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 87.8 | C | -1.0 |
| 2009 | -0.4 | 10.6 | 11.4 | -3.1 | 74.4 | D | -13.3 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 79.0 | D+ | 4.6 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 79.0 | D+ | 0.0 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 9.1 | 6.2 | -0.3 | 82.2 | C- | 3.2 |
| 2013 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 87.5 | C | 5.3 |
| 2014* | 1.7 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 89.5 | C+ | 2.0 |
| 2015* | -0.2 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 94.3 | B+ | 4.7 |