Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Miscellaneous Manufacturing Manufacturing

Miscellaneous Manufacturing manufacturing produced $119B of value added in 2025. That is 4.1% 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 1.7% year over year. It is classed as durable goods manufacturing; the largest producing state is California ($17.7B in 2025).

Output and growth

  • Value added: $119B in 2025, 4.1% of all U.S. manufacturing and 0.4% of GDP.
  • Year-over-year change: +1.7% in dollar terms.
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 339).

Top producing states

  • California: $17.7B (2025)
  • Illinois: $7.5B (2025)
  • Florida: $6.8B (2025)

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is miscellaneous manufacturing manufacturing in the U.S.? Miscellaneous Manufacturing manufacturing produced $119B of value added in 2025, or 4.1% 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 1.7% 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 $17.7B of miscellaneous manufacturing GDP in 2025, followed by Illinois ($7.5B) and Florida ($6.8B), 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 2026-10-01.