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New Jersey's gross domestic product grew by 0.4 percent in 2014, according to new federal data, a slower rate than the state saw in the previous two years.

(U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis)

Economic activity in New Jersey ticked up only slightly in 2014, new federal data released on Wednesday morning shows, and the state's growth ranked near the bottom nationwide.

The gross domestic product in nearly every state increased in 2014, with New Jersey posting an uptick of 0.4 percent, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. That's a slower rate of growth than in the previous two years.

New Jersey's increase in economic activity ranked 46th nationwide in 2014 and proved less robust than any other state in the mideast region, which saw a growth rate of 1.7 percent on average. New Jersey saw boosts in activity in professional and technical services and nondurable goods but experienced contractions in construction and finance and insurance in 2014 that contributed to the lackluster growth.

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New York posted a 2.5 percent increase in gross domestic product in 2014 and Pennsylvania saw a 1.8 percent increase. Delaware (1.2 percent) and Maryland (0.8 percent) also experienced more growth than New Jersey.

The national gross domestic product increased 2.2 percent last year, the data shows. Only two states — Alaska and Mississippi — had economic contractions in 2014.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis also released revised data on Wednesday that shows New Jersey's gross domestic product grew slower than initially reported in the previous two years.

Those figures show New Jersey's economy grew 0.8 percent in 2013, rather than 1.1 percent and increased 2.5 percent in 2012, rather than 2.6 percent.

Here are the states with the highest and lowest rates of growth in 2014:

Best Growth

• North Dakota (6.3 percent)

• Texas (5.2 percent)

• Wyoming (5.1 percent)

• West Virginia (5.1 percent)

• Colorado (4.7 percent)

Worst Growth

• New Jersey (0.4 percent)

• Maine (0.2 percent)

• Virginia (0 percent)

• Mississippi (-1.2 percent)

• Alaska (-1.3 percent)

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