How big is fabricated metal products manufacturing in the U.S.?

Fabricated Metal Products manufacturing produced $199B of value added in 2025, or 6.8% of all U.S. manufacturing output and 0.6% of total GDP, per BEA GDP-by-industry data. It ranks 6 of 19 manufacturing subsectors by size.

Is fabricated metal products manufacturing growing or shrinking?

In the latest annual data (2025), fabricated metal products value added is up 1.3% year over year in dollar terms. The full quarterly series since 2005 is charted above and updates with each BEA release.

Which states produce the most fabricated metal products?

Texas leads with $20.0B of fabricated metal products GDP in 2025, followed by California ($15.9B) and Ohio ($13.9B), per BEA state GDP data.

Is fabricated metal products a durable or nondurable goods industry?

BEA classes fabricated metal products manufacturing as durable goods. Durable goods (metals, machinery, electronics, vehicles) are products with a service life of three years or more.

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Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing

Fabricated Metal Products manufacturing produced $199B of value added in 2025. That is 6.8% of all U.S. manufacturing output and 0.6% of GDP, making it the 6th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors the Bureau of Economic Analysis tracks. Output grew 1.3% year over year. It is classed as durable goods manufacturing; the largest producing state is Texas ($20.0B in 2025).

Output and growth

Value added: $199B in 2025, 6.8% of all U.S. manufacturing and 0.6% of GDP.
Year-over-year change: +1.3% in dollar terms.
Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 332).

Top producing states

Texas: $20.0B (2025)
California: $15.9B (2025)
Ohio: $13.9B (2025)

Frequently asked questions

How big is fabricated metal products manufacturing in the U.S.? Fabricated Metal Products manufacturing produced $199B of value added in 2025, or 6.8% of all U.S. manufacturing output and 0.6% of total GDP, per BEA GDP-by-industry data. It ranks 6 of 19 manufacturing subsectors by size.
Is fabricated metal products manufacturing growing or shrinking? In the latest annual data (2025), fabricated metal products value added is up 1.3% year over year in dollar terms. The full quarterly series since 2005 is charted above and updates with each BEA release.
Which states produce the most fabricated metal products? Texas leads with $20.0B of fabricated metal products GDP in 2025, followed by California ($15.9B) and Ohio ($13.9B), per BEA state GDP data.
Is fabricated metal products a durable or nondurable goods industry? BEA classes fabricated metal products manufacturing as durable goods. Durable goods (metals, machinery, electronics, vehicles) are products with a service life of three years or more.

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 2026-10-01.