Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'AAA' rating and stable outlook to the Monmouth County Improvement Authority, N.J.'s series 2013 capital equipment pooled lease revenue bonds, which is supported by Monmouth County. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed its 'AAA' rating, with a stable outlook, on the authority's existing appropriation debt, also supported by the county. Standard&Poor's also affirmed its 'AAA' rating, with a stable outlook, on the county's general obligation (GO) debt. The ratings reflect our opinion of the county's: Strong and diverse regional economy, anchored by the services and retail trade sectors; Extremely strong and diverse property tax base, coupled with very strong income and extremely strong wealth and indicators; Consistently strong and
