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Note: This is the last Index that was named for the date of the data, rather than the report release date.
The next Index is the 2007 index and contains data from 2006. There is no break in the indexes, merely a name change.
The economy was battered by hurricanes, high oil and natural gas prices, rising interest rates and a deteriorating foreign trade balance. Florida continued to gain the top spots, including number one, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville. The housing market was robust as homeowners refinanced and extracted equity which boosted consumer spending activity. Businesses increased investment spending by near double-digit rates and resumed investment in IT.

2005

1. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville FL
2. Cape Coral-Fort Myers FL
3. Naples-Marco Island FL
4. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
5. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach FL
6. Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
8. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers AR-MO
9. Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL
10. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario CA
11. Las Vegas-Paradise NV
12. Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce FL
13. Ocala FL
14. Tucson AZ
15. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ
16. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA
17. Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA
18. Bremerton-Silverdale WA
19. Camden, NJ
20. Clarksville TN-KY

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