R.I. GDP up 5.3% over year, highest increase in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s real gross domestic product increased 1.3 percent in the first quarter of 2018, seasonally adjusted, the fourth-highest quarterly growth rate in New England and 35th-highest among the 50 states, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis July 24. United States real GDP increased at 1.8 percent in that time. Year over