Manufacturing Economy Monitor

U.S. Manufacturing Industries, Ranked

All 19 manufacturing subsectors ranked by value added, from Chemical Products ($579B) down, with growth, GDP share, and top producing states. Live BEA data.

Durable goods industries

  • Computer and Electronic Products: $315B value added (10.8% of manufacturing).
  • Machinery: $220B value added (7.5% of manufacturing).
  • Other Transportation Equipment: $202B value added (6.9% of manufacturing).
  • Fabricated Metal Products: $199B value added (6.8% of manufacturing).
  • Motor Vehicles and Parts: $185B value added (6.3% of manufacturing).
  • Miscellaneous Manufacturing: $119B value added (4.1% of manufacturing).
  • Electrical Equipment and Appliances: $87.1B value added (3% of manufacturing).
  • Nonmetallic Mineral Products: $85.1B value added (2.9% of manufacturing).
  • Primary Metals: $77.8B value added (2.7% of manufacturing).
  • Wood Products: $55.5B value added (1.9% of manufacturing).
  • Furniture and Related Products: $35.4B value added (1.2% of manufacturing).

Nondurable goods industries

  • Chemical Products: $579B value added (19.8% of manufacturing).
  • Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Products: $384B value added (13.1% of manufacturing).
  • Petroleum and Coal Products: $148B value added (5.1% of manufacturing).
  • Plastics and Rubber Products: $94.1B value added (3.2% of manufacturing).
  • Paper Products: $70.9B value added (2.4% of manufacturing).
  • Printing and Related Support: $42.5B value added (1.5% of manufacturing).
  • Textile Mills and Textile Products: $17.7B value added (0.6% of manufacturing).
  • Apparel and Leather Products: $12.2B value added (0.4% of manufacturing).

About this data

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (public domain). National quarterly values are seasonally adjusted annual rates. Corporate-profit industry detail reflects inventory valuation adjustment without capital consumption adjustment, per NIPA table 6.16D conventions.

Last reviewed 2026-09-30.