{"id":101269,"date":"2019-07-22T09:52:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T13:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=101269"},"modified":"2023-03-08T13:03:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T18:03:45","slug":"floridas-economic-output-will-more-than-double-by-2049-predicts-ucf-economist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/floridas-economic-output-will-more-than-double-by-2049-predicts-ucf-economist\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida\u2019s Economic Output will More than Double by 2049, Predicts UCF Economist"},"content":{"rendered":"

The total value of goods and services produced in Florida is expected to increase by more than 2.5 times the current value, reaching more than $4.6 trillion by 2049, according to Sean Snaith, national economist and director of UCF\u2019s Institute for Economic Forecasting<\/a>. Bolstered by a projected 21.5 percent increase in the state population, the Institute\u2019s latest Florida & Metro Economic Forecast anticipates significant growth over the next 30 years.<\/p>\n

While Snaith admits it is difficult to predict a future that is 30 years away, his forecast serves individuals working in transportation planning, education, development, government or similar industries who must make decisions based on what the Florida economy may look like decades from now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe allow the forecasts to converge to trends driven by the fundamentals of economic growth,\u201d Snaith says. \u201cThe projections will likely vary from the actual path the economy will follow over the next three decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the report, Snaith predicts:<\/p>\n