¡@study by Security
Pacific National Bank shows that the area within a 60 mile
radius of Central Los Angeles, the famous , has only 5% of the land area of California,
yet contains:
- 45% of the
population
- 46% of its
personal income
- 56% of its
manufacturing employment
- 67% of its
total international trade
- 58% of the
headquarters of the 100 largest industrial companies based
in California.
has
the second largest concentration of population, employment,
income, business, industry and finance in the United States.
Exceeded only by the New York metropolis.
It is amazing!
If the 60-mile radius were a nation, its gross product would
rank tenth of all the countries of the world (the ranking,
in order: United States, Russia, Japan, Germany, France,
United Kingdom, China, Italy and Canada), and ahead of Mexico,
Australia, Spain and Sweden.
