Via CarpeDiem.com.
North Dakota's leading index for June predicts a 3.8% growth rate for
the state's economy over the next six months, by far the highest
expected growth rate among the 50 states (only No. 2 Ohio comes even
close at 2.6%), and a rate of growth almost four times higher than the
expected 1% at the national level.
By the way, being an inveterate optimist, the chart at the link (for the US), is very, very encouraging, for the long-term investor. (Disclaimer: this is not an investment site; that's just my 3-cents worth).