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São José dos Campos, Taubaté and Jacareí, the three largest cities in the Paraíba Valley, are still among the 100 cities that concentrate the country's wealth the most (goods and final services produced). Despite this, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Taubaté and Jacareí declined in 2016 compared to the previous survey. São José increased by about 2.4% during this period.
Data for 2016 was published Friday (14) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). GDP is the sum of production over a given period, whether in agriculture, industry or the service sector.
São José dos Campos is the city with the highest GDP in the region, but lost a position compared to 2015. The city occupies the 19th position between cities. the country. Even with the fall, São José had an increase in the value of GDP. In 2016, it reached R $ 37.3 billion, against R $ 36.4 billion in 2015.
Taubaté lost four places in the ranking of the richest cities in the country and is now in 61st position. In 2016, the GDP was 14.1 billion rand, against 14.7 billion rand the year before.
Jacareí went from the 83rd to the 92nd of the richest cities in the country. In 2015, the GDP was 10.6 billion. In 2016, R $ 9.9 billion.
Ilhabela is not among the 100 cities with the highest GDP in the country, but ranks among the best placed in per capita GDP, the ratio of gross domestic product to the number of inhabitants in the country. the city.
Ilhabela is the only town in the region to be on the list, but the fall has been significant. In 2015, the city had the 7th highest per capita income. This year, it was in 67th position.
According to IBGE data, per capita GDP in Ilhabela fell from R $ 222,000 to R $ 91,000 in 2016.
The explanation of the IBGE is that oil-producing municipalities, such as the archipelago, lost most of their participation in the Brazilian economy during the recession, a period marked by sharp declines in international oil prices.
GDP is the sum of all goods and services produced in the country and is used to measure the evolution of the economy. The negative result of last year reflects the economic crisis, the rise in unemployment and the default rate.
In 2015, the Brazilian economy had already recorded a contraction of 3.8%. In 2014, gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.1%.
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