How big is the computer and electronic products industry in California?

Computer and Electronic Products added $129B of value in California in 2024, ranking the state 1st of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.

Is computer and electronic products growing in California?

California's computer and electronic products output grew 0.7% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.

What share of California's manufacturing is computer and electronic products?

Computer and Electronic Products is 33.7% of California's total manufacturing value added in 2024, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.

Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing in California

Computer and Electronic Products manufacturing added $129B of value to California's economy in 2024, up 0.7% year over year. That ranks California 1st of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 33.7% of California's manufacturing output. Nationally, computer and electronic products is a $318B industry (the 3rd-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

Value added: $129B in 2024, #1 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
Growth: +0.7% year over year.
Share of California's manufacturing: 33.7% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
National context: computer and electronic products is a $318B industry nationally, #3 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+6.1% year over year).
Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 334).

Frequently asked questions

How big is the computer and electronic products industry in California? Computer and Electronic Products added $129B of value in California in 2024, ranking the state 1st of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
Is computer and electronic products growing in California? California's computer and electronic products output grew 0.7% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
What share of California's manufacturing is computer and electronic products? Computer and Electronic Products is 33.7% of California's total manufacturing value added in 2024, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.

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.