Illinois is the second-largest corn producer in the country, with more than 1.5 billion bushels produced annually. The state is home to two American viticultural areas. Dairy products and wheat are important secondary commodities.
Illinois is one of the leading manufacturing states in the country. In 2006, the annual contribution by manufacturing was over $107 billion. The leading manufacturing industries in the state are chemicals, machinery, food, fabricated metal, transportation and electronic products. The Chicago metropolitan area is home to many world-famous companies, including, Boeing, McDonalds, Motorola and United Airlines.
| Gross State Product | $630 billion |
| Per capita income | $41,411 billion |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8% |
| Major industries | Agriculture, manufacturing industries, coal industry |
| Major sectors | Agriculture, Manufacturing, Services, Real estate and finance |
In recent times, Illinois's economy has moved toward high-value-added services such as financial trading, higher education, logistics and medicine. Other non-manufacturing industries include publishing, tourism and energy production and distribution.
It ranks fifth among the states in electricity production and seventh in electricity consumption. Most of the coal produced in the state is exported to other states while the rest is consumed to produce power.
In 2008, the state was ranked first among the fifty states both in nuclear capacity and nuclear generation.
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