State rank: 5
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
UTAH
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
95%
A-
| 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 UTAH
| 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 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 92.1 | B | 3.3 |
| 1991 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 90.4 | B- | -1.8 |
| 1992 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 91.5 | B | 1.1 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 94.4 | B+ | 2.9 |
| 1994 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 100.1 | A+ | 5.7 |
| 1995 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 99.2 | A+ | -0.9 |
| 1996 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 9.9 | 102.1 | A+ | 2.8 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 99.9 | A+ | -2.1 |
| 1998 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 99.4 | A+ | -0.5 |
| 1999 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 96.6 | A | -2.9 |
| 2000 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 96.0 | A | -0.6 |
| 2001 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 94.2 | B+ | -1.8 |
| 2002 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 89.9 | C+ | -4.4 |
| 2003 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 90.3 | B- | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 94.3 | B+ | 3.9 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 96.4 | A | 2.1 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 100.1 | A+ | 3.7 |
| 2007 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 97.4 | A | -2.7 |
| 2008 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | -1.5 | 86.9 | C | -10.4 |
| 2009 | -0.4 | 7.5 | 13.5 | -1.3 | 77.4 | D+ | -9.6 |
| 2010 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 81.1 | C- | 3.7 |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 82.1 | C- | 1.0 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 85.0 | C | 2.9 |
| 2013 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 92.4 | B | 7.5 |
| 2014* | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 92.9 | B | 0.5 |
| 2015* | 1.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 95.8 | A- | 2.9 |