State rank: 40
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
PENNSYLVANIA
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
90%
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 PENNSYLVANIA
| 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 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 86.1 | C | -2.2 |
| 1991 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 83.5 | C | -2.6 |
| 1992 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 87.5 | C | 4.0 |
| 1993 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 87.8 | C | 0.3 |
| 1994 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 91.1 | B | 3.2 |
| 1995 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 92.2 | B | 1.2 |
| 1996 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 92.7 | B | 0.4 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 5.1 | -0.7 | 4.0 | 97.2 | A | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 95.6 | A- | -1.6 |
| 1999 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 94.4 | B+ | -1.2 |
| 2000 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 92.1 | B | -2.4 |
| 2001 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 93.0 | B | 0.9 |
| 2002 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 89.0 | C+ | -4.0 |
| 2003 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 88.6 | C+ | -0.4 |
| 2004 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 89.0 | C+ | 0.4 |
| 2005 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 88.8 | C+ | -0.2 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 90.4 | B- | 1.6 |
| 2007 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 91.3 | B | 0.9 |
| 2008 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 85.1 | C | -6.2 |
| 2009 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 15.0 | -1.8 | 75.0 | D | -10.1 |
| 2010 | 2.0 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 79.7 | D+ | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 79.4 | D+ | -0.3 |
| 2012 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 82.8 | C- | 3.4 |
| 2013 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 87.4 | C | 4.6 |
| 2014* | 1.4 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 89.1 | C+ | 1.7 |
| 2015* | -0.1 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 90.7 | B- | 1.6 |