Celebrating July 4th
The Fourth of July is projected to generate more than $8.9 billion in food spending in the U.S. as 86 percent of Americans plan to celebrate the holiday. In Missouri, the state’s 17 snack food manufacturers may help supply the 61 percent who are planning a cookout or BBQ to celebrate. Click on the link above to learn more fun facts about the upcoming holiday.
Missouri's GDP, 1st Quarter 2025
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the broadest measure of an area’s economic activity. In the first quarter of 2025, real GDP for the nation decreased at an annual rate of 0.5 percent. GDP decreased in 39 states, with the percent change ranging from 1.7 percent at an annual rate in South Carolina to -6.1 percent in Iowa and Nebraska. Missouri’s GDP decreased by 1.8 percent in the quarter.
