Economy
Launch of Space Shuttle Columbia from the Kennedy Space Center
The Port of Miami is the world's largest cruise ship port, and is the headquarters of many of the world's largest cruise companies.
The Brickell Financial District in Miami contains the largest concentration of international banks in the U.S.[115][116]
South Florida's climate is ideal for growing sugarcane.
The economy is largely driven by tourism and elderly residents. While the increase in older residents has been considered a economic liability in other states, they are an asset in Florida.[117]
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Florida in 2007 was $734.5 billion. Its GDP is the fourth largest economy in the United States.[118] In 2010, it became the fourth largest exporter of trade goods.[119] The major contributors to the state's gross output in 2007 were general services, financial services, trade, transportation and public utilities, manufacturing and construction respectively. In 2010–11, the state budget was $70.5 billion, having reached a high of $73.8 billion in 2006–07.[120]
The economy is driven almost entirely by its nineteen metropolitan areas. In 2004, they had a combined total of 95.7% of the state's domestic product.[121]
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