Manufacturing Economy Monitor

U.S. Manufacturing Industries, Ranked

All 19 manufacturing subsectors ranked by value added, from Chemical Products ($578B) down, with growth, GDP share, and top producing states. Live BEA data.

Durable goods industries

  • Computer and Electronic Products: $318B value added (11% of manufacturing).
  • Other Transportation Equipment: $210B value added (7.3% of manufacturing).
  • Machinery: $205B value added (7.1% of manufacturing).
  • Fabricated Metal Products: $193B value added (6.7% of manufacturing).
  • Motor Vehicles and Parts: $184B value added (6.4% of manufacturing).
  • Miscellaneous Manufacturing: $117B value added (4% of manufacturing).
  • Electrical Equipment and Appliances: $82.5B value added (2.8% of manufacturing).
  • Primary Metals: $77.7B value added (2.7% of manufacturing).
  • Nonmetallic Mineral Products: $76.3B value added (2.6% of manufacturing).
  • Wood Products: $58.6B value added (2% of manufacturing).
  • Furniture and Related Products: $34.6B value added (1.2% of manufacturing).

Nondurable goods industries

  • Chemical Products: $578B value added (19.9% of manufacturing).
  • Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Products: $355B value added (12.2% of manufacturing).
  • Petroleum and Coal Products: $161B value added (5.6% of manufacturing).
  • Plastics and Rubber Products: $101B value added (3.5% of manufacturing).
  • Paper Products: $75.2B value added (2.6% of manufacturing).
  • Printing and Related Support: $41.5B value added (1.4% of manufacturing).
  • Textile Mills and Textile Products: $16.6B value added (0.6% of manufacturing).
  • Apparel and Leather Products: $12.3B 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 2026-05-12.