PORTLAND, Maine - There's mixed news for Maine's metropolitan areas on the economic growth front, according to new numbers out today from the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Among the three metro areas in Maine that the bureau tracks, the Portland-South Portland region saw the most growth: Its gross domestic product grew 1.4 percent, from $27.8 billion in 2014 to $28.9 billion in 2015. Bangor's economy grew 1 percent. But in the Lewiston-Auburn area, the GDP actually shrank, by 2.8 percent.
Portland grew the most in finance, insurance, real estate, and housing; in Bangor, the fastest growth was in trade and information; and in Lewiston, natural resources and mining, and business services showed the strongest growth, while finance, insurance, real estate, housing and transportation, and utilities shrank the most.
