Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing in California

Fabricated Metal Products manufacturing added $14.7B of value to California's economy in 2024, up 0.5% year over year. That ranks California 2nd of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 3.8% of California's manufacturing output. Nationally, fabricated metal products is a $193B industry (the 6th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $14.7B in 2024, #2 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +0.5% year over year.
  • Share of California's manufacturing: 3.8% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: fabricated metal products is a $193B industry nationally, #6 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+1.3% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 332).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the fabricated metal products industry in California? Fabricated Metal Products added $14.7B of value in California in 2024, ranking the state 2nd of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is fabricated metal products growing in California? California's fabricated metal products output grew 0.5% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of California's manufacturing is fabricated metal products? Fabricated Metal Products is 3.8% 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.