As far as the Economy of Ohio is concerned, it could be said in this respect that the state of Ohio, which is situated in the Midwestern region of the United States is one of the leading producers of tires, rubber products, tools, manufactured goods, steel and processed foods. The state of Ohio also specializes in capital goods (goods that are made use of to produce other kinds of goods) and the consumer items of this state include Smuckers jams, jellies, Procter & Gamble and the Day – Glo paints.

Ohio is also known globally as one of the major sites as far as airplane invention is concerned as it started off with the experiments performed by the Wright brothers (Americans known for the building of the first successful airplane of the world) at Dayton (one of the cities of Ohio). The Wright Patterson Air Force Base that is situated near the city of Dayton serves as the base of the co-ordination of the production of the US military aircraft. At present Ohio is the home to many aerospaces, defense, NASA parts as well as system suppliers.

However, agriculture also plays a major role as far as the Economy of Ohio is concerned. The Ohio economy is also supported to some extent by the commercial fishing sector and the industrial outputs of this state are fabricated material products, electricity equipment, food processing and transportation equipment.

The fact that Ohio is adorned with picturesque landscapes, interesting places of visit and that it also offers the tourists with the opportunity to get involved with recreational activities have helped the tourism industry to earn good revenues and thus it could be said that the tourism industry also contributed to a great extent to the economy of Ohio.

It has been estimated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis that the gross state product in the year 2004 was $419 billion and the per capita income in the year 2003 was $30, 190.

The site Ohioxl.com gives complete information on Economy of Ohio.

In order to know more about the geography in Ohio, browse through the following links:

Geography in Ohio

Rivers of Ohio

Lakes of Ohio

Historic Ohio Canals

Neighboring States of Ohio

Languages Spoken in Ohio

Climate of Ohio

Culture of Ohio