How big is miscellaneous manufacturing manufacturing in the U.S.?

Miscellaneous Manufacturing manufacturing produced $117B of value added in 2025, or 4% of all U.S. manufacturing output and 0.4% of total GDP, per BEA GDP-by-industry data. It ranks 9 of 19 manufacturing subsectors by size.

Is miscellaneous manufacturing manufacturing growing or shrinking?

In the latest annual data (2025), miscellaneous manufacturing value added is up 2.3% 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 miscellaneous manufacturing?

California leads with $18.6B of miscellaneous manufacturing GDP in 2024, followed by Michigan ($6.4B) and Minnesota ($6.0B), per BEA state GDP data.

Is miscellaneous manufacturing a durable or nondurable goods industry?

BEA classes miscellaneous manufacturing 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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Miscellaneous Manufacturing Manufacturing

Miscellaneous Manufacturing manufacturing produced $117B of value added in 2025. That is 4% of all U.S. manufacturing output and 0.4% of GDP, making it the 9th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors the Bureau of Economic Analysis tracks. Output grew 2.3% year over year. It is classed as durable goods manufacturing; the largest producing state is California ($18.6B in 2024).

Output and growth

Value added: $117B in 2025, 4% of all U.S. manufacturing and 0.4% of GDP.
Year-over-year change: +2.3% in dollar terms.
Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 339).

Top producing states

California: $18.6B (2024)
Michigan: $6.4B (2024)
Minnesota: $6.0B (2024)

Frequently asked questions

How big is miscellaneous manufacturing manufacturing in the U.S.? Miscellaneous Manufacturing manufacturing produced $117B of value added in 2025, or 4% of all U.S. manufacturing output and 0.4% of total GDP, per BEA GDP-by-industry data. It ranks 9 of 19 manufacturing subsectors by size.
Is miscellaneous manufacturing manufacturing growing or shrinking? In the latest annual data (2025), miscellaneous manufacturing value added is up 2.3% 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 miscellaneous manufacturing? California leads with $18.6B of miscellaneous manufacturing GDP in 2024, followed by Michigan ($6.4B) and Minnesota ($6.0B), per BEA state GDP data.
Is miscellaneous manufacturing a durable or nondurable goods industry? BEA classes miscellaneous manufacturing 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 2026-05-12.