Economic outlook: Savannah economy to outpace state, nation as manufacturing grows in region

The Savannah metro economy is expected to outpace the Georgia state economy and U.S. national economy in 2025, according to forecasting by Georgia Southern University.

The region’s manufacturing will anchor growth this year despite a modest slowdown expected in the state and national economies, said GSU Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Economics Michael Toma. Toma gave the region’s forecast at the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Outlook luncheon Wednesday.

“I think the big takeaways are the Savannah metro area will outpace Georgia and in the United States, and the manufacturing growth has been stunning over the last two years,” Toma said in an interview…

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