State rank: 21
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
CONNECTICUT
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
93%
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 CONNECTICUT
| 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 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 84.2 | C | -3.9 |
| 1991 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | -2.4 | 80.2 | D+ | -4.0 |
| 1992 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 85.1 | C | 4.9 |
| 1993 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 4.4 | -1.3 | 84.9 | C | -0.2 |
| 1994 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 89.5 | C+ | 4.7 |
| 1995 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 95.5 | A- | 5.9 |
| 1996 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 92.1 | B | -3.4 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 96.9 | A | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 97.5 | A | 0.6 |
| 1999 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 95.5 | A- | -2.0 |
| 2000 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 97.4 | A | 1.9 |
| 2001 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 94.4 | B+ | -2.9 |
| 2002 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | -0.4 | 90.0 | B- | -4.4 |
| 2003 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 88.5 | C+ | -1.6 |
| 2004 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 92.3 | B | 3.9 |
| 2005 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 89.2 | C+ | -3.2 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 92.5 | B | 3.4 |
| 2007 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 93.1 | B | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 6.2 | -3.6 | 80.4 | D+ | -12.7 |
| 2009 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 10.7 | -4.7 | 76.5 | D+ | -3.9 |
| 2010 | 2.0 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 0.9 | 78.5 | D+ | 2.0 |
| 2011 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 10.5 | -0.7 | 76.9 | D+ | -1.6 |
| 2012 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 82.1 | C- | 5.2 |
| 2013 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 87.3 | C | 5.1 |
| 2014* | 1.4 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 90.9 | B- | 3.7 |
| 2015* | -0.1 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 93.5 | B | 2.5 |