社评0102 德州经济强劲发展

德州经济强劲发展

美国德州总生產值超过二点三万亿，位居全球第八大经济体 ，五百强大公司中徳州就有五十三家。

根据富国银行经济学家之报告 ，德州在就业数据及经济增长仍然在各州中名列前茅，自二0 二二年七月至二O二三年七年，全州人口增加了百分之一点六 ，共有四十七万三千人迁入。

美国经济第三季成长率是百分之四点九， 而德州高达百分之七点七， 使它成為耀眼的经济明星。

专家们估计， 当利息在未来半年后开始下降之后 ，德州地区之住宅及商业地產将会回温。

究其原因， 德州因地大物博， 天然资源丰富， 尤其是页岩油之发现成為盛產石油之大州， 加上太空医疗及高科技之產能， 使德州之经济基础非常紥实。

由于地广人稀， 德州土地价格底廉， 在房地產价位未及加州之三分之一。

现任艾伯特州长施政有方， 税收盈餘加惠州民， 今年每户房地產税减免至少三分之一， 真是天大的福音。

我们应该非常庆幸生活在德州这块土地上， 并希望州内经济继续保持稳定增长，造福社会及国家。

Economic Growth and Development In Texas Remains Strong

The Texas economy, with a GDP product value of more than $2.3 trillion dollars, ranks as the eighth largest economy in the world. This fact is made possible in large part because there are 53 Fortune 500 companies located in Texas. 

According to a report by a Wells Fargo economist, Texas’s employment rate and economic growth are still among the best in the nation. From July 2022 to July 2023 the state’s population increased by 1.6% with a total of 473,000 people having move here during this time.

The growth  rate of the nation in the first quarter was 4.9%, while the rate in Texas was as high as 7.7%, making the state an economic superstar.

Experts say that the housing market will recover when the interest rate goes down over the next six months. 

The reasons for our economic strength has been because of our natural resources such as oil and gas as well as many other industries, including the medical and high-tech industries along with NASA. 

Due to our large amount land, our real estate consists of less than one- third that of California. Because it is well-managed by the state government, this year all the homeowners have enjoyed a reduction on our taxes. 

We should feel very fortunate to live in Texas. We hope the economy will continue to grow for our state to the benefit of the entire nation.