Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Machinery Manufacturing in California

Machinery manufacturing added $18.7B of value to California's economy in 2025, up 2.7% year over year. That ranks California 2nd of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 4.8% of California's manufacturing output. Nationally, machinery is a $220B industry (the 4th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $18.7B in 2025, #2 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +2.7% year over year.
  • Share of California's manufacturing: 4.8% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: machinery is a $220B industry nationally, #4 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+0.5% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 333).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the machinery industry in California? Machinery added $18.7B of value in California in 2025, ranking the state 2nd of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is machinery growing in California? California's machinery output grew 2.7% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of California's manufacturing is machinery? Machinery is 4.8% of California's total manufacturing value added in 2025, 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 2026-10-01.