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Originally Posted by vid
Manitoba's GDP is less than Jacksonville's GDP.
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So what? Still not getting it, huh? That is basically just saying that Winnipeg's GDP is less than Jacksonville's, considering Winnipeg is Canada's most extreme "hub" city (not my description, but rather a Canadian classification).
Hate to quote myself from the above post, but I will:
Well, if those are the numbers, they are actually surprising considering Jacksonville's metro size being almost two times larger... there should actually be a greater difference in Jax favor if proportional levels of commerce were the same... but they are not.
GDP figures just go to show that Winnipeg's standing nationally is higher, at over 2% of Canada's total GDP. Jacksonville accounts for just over .3%. That's point 3 %. Also, Winnipeg accounts for nearly 70% of Manitoba's GDP!!... not even close for Jacksonville in Florida, much less for its standing the SE region of the US (Atlanta - $270B, Tampa - $112B, Orlando - $105B).
Winnipeg is simply a greater center of commerce for Canada than Jacksonville is for the US... that's gonna bestow a bigger skyline.
But don't take my word for it, get yourself on a business/market research database and look into how McKinsey or another firm classifies this stuff. You'll find that cities of comparable population sizes are treated far differently between the US and Canada.