NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s per-person consumer spending rose nearly 9 percent in the three years following the Great Recession, slightly less than the national average, according to new federal data released Thursday.

The report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which for the first time provided data on spending on a state-by-state basis, shows the Garden State’s per-capita spending was $42,654 in 2012, up from $39,165 in 2009.