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{{US state
| Name = Connecticut
| Fullname = State of Connecticut
| Flag = Flag of Connecticut.svg
| Seal = Seal of Connecticut.svg
| Flower = Mountain Laurel<ref name=SOTS>[http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionX/SITESEALSYMB.htm STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites º Seals º Symbols]; ''Connecticut State Register & Manual''; retrieved on [[December 15]], [[2006]]</ref>|
 Tree = White Oak<ref name=SOTS/>|
Flaglink = [[Flag of Connecticut]]
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== Economy ==
The total [[gross state product]] for 2010 was [[US dollar|USD]]$237&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web|title=GDP by State|url=http://greyhill.com/gdp-by-state|publisher=Greyhill Advisors|accessdate=September 23, 2011}}</ref> The 
per capita incomeincome per person for 2007 was $54,117, [[rank]]ing.  This ranked Connecticut first among all other states. However, [[New Canaan, Connecticut|New Canaan]] has one of the [[List of U.S. states perby GDP|highest per capita incomes in America]],.  Hartford is one of the ten cities with the lowest per capita incomes in America. As with Bridgeport, New Haven and other cities in the state, Hartford is [[wikt:surround|surrounded]] by wealthier [[suburb]]s. The state's [[unemployment]] rate in AugustSeptember 20112 was 9.08.2%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Local Area Unemployment Statistics|url=http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstch.htm|publisher=BLS1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/laus/lmi121.asp|publisher=Connecticut Department of Labor|accessdate=SeptNovember 23, 20112}}</ref>

New Canaan is the wealthiest town in Connecticut, with a per capita income of $85,459. [[Darien, Connecticut|Darien]], Greenwich, [[Weston, Connecticut|Weston]], [[Westport, Connecticut|Westport]] and [[Wilton, Connecticut|Wilton]] also have per capita incomes over $65,000. Hartford is the poorest [[municipality]] in Connecticut, with a per capita income of $13,428 in 2000.<ref name="CTincome2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.ct.gov/ecd/lib/ecd/economic_data/income/2000_median_hh,_family_&_per_cap_income.xls |title=Connecticut per capita income, median household income, and median family income at State, County and Town level: Census 2000 data |accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref> There are other lower income and [[blue collar]] towns in the eastern part of the state.

Connecticut has a 6.35% state [[Tax#Types of taxes|sales tax]] for [[retail]] sale, [[lease]], or rental of most goods.<ref name=2011Sect6Summary>[http://www.ct.gov/drs/cwp/view.asp?A=1514&Q=480936 "Summary of Tax Provisions Contained in 2011 Conn. Pub. Acts 6"], retrieved July 6, 2011</ref> Homes in Connecticut has a [[median price]] of approximatelybout $226,000. However, the median value for a home in [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield Conuty]] is about $370,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewarrengroup.com/portal/Solutions/PressReleases/tabid/190/newsid751/2311/Default.aspx |title=Conn. Median Home Prices Down 18% in First quarter |publisher=Thewarrengroup.com |date=May 4, 2009 |accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news8814.html |title=CT house prices continue to fall |publisher(contracted; show full)[[vo:Connecticut]]
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