State rank: 27
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MAINE
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
92%
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 MAINE
| 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 | 5.3 | 4.4 | -0.9 | 83.5 | C | -6.1 |
| 1991 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 6.5 | -2.9 | 78.4 | D+ | -5.1 |
| 1992 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 85.2 | C | 6.8 |
| 1993 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 86.1 | C | 0.9 |
| 1994 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 90.2 | B- | 4.1 |
| 1995 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 91.5 | B | 1.3 |
| 1996 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 92.5 | B | 1.0 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 5.0 | -1.0 | 3.3 | 96.8 | A | 4.4 |
| 1998 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -1.2 | 2.6 | 97.8 | A | 1.0 |
| 1999 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 4.7 | 98.8 | A | 1.0 |
| 2000 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 95.3 | A- | -3.5 |
| 2001 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 95.0 | A- | -0.2 |
| 2002 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 92.9 | B | -2.1 |
| 2003 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 91.0 | B- | -1.9 |
| 2004 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 92.6 | B | 1.6 |
| 2005 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 89.8 | C+ | -2.8 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 91.1 | B | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 2.4 | -0.7 | 89.7 | C+ | -1.4 |
| 2008 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 6.4 | -0.7 | 83.4 | C | -6.2 |
| 2009 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 11.7 | -1.8 | 78.3 | D+ | -5.1 |
| 2010 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 80.2 | D+ | 1.9 |
| 2011 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 8.7 | -1.2 | 79.2 | D+ | -0.9 |
| 2012 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.6 | -0.1 | 81.9 | C- | 2.7 |
| 2013 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | -0.8 | 84.7 | C | 2.8 |
| 2014* | 1.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 88.1 | C+ | 3.4 |
| 2015* | -0.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 92.9 | B | 4.8 |